Information for leaseholders
When you buy a flat or maisonette from the council it is sold on a long lease and you become a leaseholder. Please read our Leaseholders Handbook (PDF 1795KB) to find out more about your lease.
Leaseholders pay £10 ground rent a year as well as a service charge for the cost of running services, including:
- Buildings insurance
- Estate services
- Shared heating
- Communal electricity and water
- Window cleaning
- Ground maintenance
- Repairs
- Major works
Find out how we calculate service charges with our breakdown of service charges (pdf 79KB).
Find out more about building insurance with our Leasehold Flats and Private Dwellings Summary of Cover 2017-18 (pdf 151KB) and our Leasehold Flats and Private Dwellings Policy 2017-18 (pdf 124KB).