Central Heating Installation

Coldhouse

Around 13 years ago I bought a flat which is part of a council block (only 4 flats in the block), there was no central heating fitted and I have managed up to now with an installed gas fire and stand alone electric radiators, but want to get central heating installed. Is there a way I can get funding from local council who are freeholders?

Fire_Fox

Why would the [STRIKE]council[/STRIKE] taxpayer fund your central heating? Paying for this kind of stuff is part of the deal of becoming a homeowner instead of a shorthold tenant.

Freeholders are responsible for organising repairs and maintenance of the communal areas and structure of the building, any costs are chargeable to the leaseholders. Council freeholders are often permitted to do improvements, again charged to the leaseholders sometimes tens of thousands of pounds per flat.

http://www.lease-advice.org/publications/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2005/may/14/housingpolicy.society

macman

Unless the freeholder is intending to install some kind of communal heating system (hardly likely on a block with only 4 flats), then no chance whatsoever.
Warm Front would have been a possible option, but you've missed it by about a month, when the last applications closed on 19/1/13..