Leaseholders and repairs

Camden's responsibilities

• Maintain, repair and renew the estate/building and provide services including a district heating system where relevant.
• Maintain the structure of dwellings including the roof, damp proof courses and window frames.  
• Maintain the common parts of buildings.  This may include a caretaking service where a leaseholder pays for this in their service charge

Leaseholder's responsibilities

Maintain the property including:

• All fixtures and fittings within their property (kitchen cupboards, baths, sinks, showers, toilets, taps etc.)
• Glass in windows (including the putty or seal), front/back door and frame and window and door furniture such as handles and locks.  However note we are currently replacing leaseholders front doors for free when doing FRA works (30 min fire door set)
• Tanks and pipe work that relates solely to the property such as a leaking waste pipe, trap etc.
• Unblocking of toilets/wash hand basins/baths/kitchen sinks/waste pipes/traps inside in leaseholders property
• The heating system within their property if not connected to a communal heating/hot water system.
• Floors, stairs, ceilings, doors, woodwork, partitions inside the property.
• All internal decorations to their property.

For more information about repairs and leaseholders see the service charge guide linked to at the top right of this page.

Leaseholders are obliged to ask us for permission if they wish to carry out any structural alterations.  Read more here.