Rights & Responsibilities

Below you will find a table displaying which rights and responsibilities belong to who.

*This list is not inclusive of all items and this list must be used as a general list.

**There may be other details within your lease.

If you are unsure on any details contained within your lease, LHP encourages you to seek independent advice.

Rights & Responsibilities

ItemOur responsibility*Your responsibility**
Rewiring inside your flat✓
Repair and replace fuses inside your flat✓
Repair and replace electrical fittings inside your flat✓
Communal lighting✓
Door entry systems✓
Repair/renew mains stop tap✓
Repair and renew burst or leaking supply pipes into Building and pipes that serve more than one property ✓
Repair and renew burst or leaking pipes within your home or building if it serves your property✓
Repair and renew hand basin, bath, WC or shower✓
Clear blocked main drains and soil stacks✓
Clear blocked WC, bath and hand basin✓
Communal heating system✓
Independent heating system within your home - including boilers, water heaters, immersion heaters, radiators, and fires✓
Joists and/or concrete slabs✓
Floorboards✓
Floor tiles, laminate flooring and carpets✓
Repair/renew roof (including tiles, joists, beams)✓
All external and any internal structural walls ✓
Foundations✓
Chimney stacks, gutters, rainwater pipes and soil pipes✓
Repair and replace door entrance to the building✓
Repair and replace door entrance to your flat/ maisonette✓
Repair and change locks, hinges, doorbell to your flat/ maisonette ✓
Repair and replace door entry and intercom systems to the building✓
Paths, steps, walls, and fences to communal areas✓
Walls and fences which enclose the areas you are responsible for within your lease and title *✓
Any communal balconies, landings and stairs✓
Paths, steps, walls and fences to communal areas✓
Internal doors, skirting boards, kitchen units, cupboards ✓
Glazing in communal areas✓
Glazing inside your home ✓