Leaseholders Information

If you buy a house, you will usually buy the Freehold and become the outright owner.  If you buy a Council flat, you will become a leaseholder and Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council remain the owner.

 

Normally, this means that you will be responsible for the interior of your home whilst your landlord will be responsible for looking after the structure and exterior of the block.  You will have to pay for day-to-day repairs works through annual service charges.  It is in your interest as a Leaseholder, and  also the Council’s interest as landlord, to ensure that your home is properly maintained and that any communal parts of flats and maisonettes are cleaned and well maintained.

 

For further information please e-mail leasehold@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk or telephone 024 7637 6575.  Other useful contacts are www.lease-advice.org and www.communities.gov.uk. To download a copy of our information leaflet please go to the bottom of this page.

 

 

This is the cost you pay to the Council for your share of managing, maintaining, repairing and providing services to communal areas where you live.  Included in this charge are items such as cleaning of communal areas, grounds maintenance, landlord’s lighting, general and maintenance costs, management costs and other costs relating to the area where you live.  These costs are variable, depending on the level of service provided or work required.  In April each year you will receive an estimated charge.  This is an advanced charge based on the estimated cost of providing all the services for the forthcoming financial year, i.e. 1^st April to March 31^st.

 

For further information please telephone 024 7637 6281.

 

Should you be invoiced for any major repairs or improvements, the Council has a number of payment schemes available to suit individual circumstances.

 

For further information, please telephone 024 7637 6575.

 

This charge covers a 12 month period and the Summary of Cover will normally be sent with your invoice.  If this is not available at the time, a copy will be available on request as soon as possible afterwards.  Please telephone 024 7637 6308.

 

 

The Council is responsible for maintaining all common roads, access ways and paths within the grounds which are used by all residents, all structural and external parts of the building of which your flat is a composite part, dependant on the terms of your lease.  This would include:

Common parts include entrance lobbies, stairs and walkways.

 

For further information please telephone 024 7637 6344 during Office Hours.

 

If you have a real emergency which is the Council's responsibility then telephone 024 7638 2153 Out of Office Hours.  Please only use this number if there is an immediate danger to yourself, other people, or to the property.

 

 

 

See also:  Emergency repairs.