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Leasehold Flat Section 20 Issue

Woteva_29 · 2017-07-12 13:21:18

Hi All, Hope someone might be able to help me a with a little bit of advice please. I own a leasehold flat and I have just been given a section 20 for some work which will be undertook. Part of the work is repairs to a external fire escape at the rear of the building. There are 4 flats, including mine, two at the front of…

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G_M Posts: 51,977 Forumite

12 July 2017 at 10:18PM

As explained above, the lease probably refers to maintenance of the fabric of the building (or similar wording) and may also refer o communal areas etc.

The fact you personally don't have access to the fire escape is irrelevant. The ground floor flat has little benefit from the roof, but probably has to contribute to the maintenance cost. Similarly if there were a lift, the cost would probably be shared out even though the ground floor leaseholder has litte benefit.

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