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<p>The maintenance and repair of a block of flats containing leasehold properties
is normally the responsibility of the landlord and will be set out under the terms
of the lease. This responsibility can pass to a Right to Manage Company where leaseholders
have exercised and acquired that right, allowing them to exercise direct control over
how their block is maintained.</p><p>Landlords, or those who have acquired the Right
to Manage, have a contractual obligation under the terms of the leases to carry out
necessary works to the properties that they are responsible for maintaining. Where
works are suggested by a majority of leaseholders that are not essential to the repair
or maintenance of the property, we would expect landlords to engage with their leaseholders
to discuss the feasibility of the suggested works, but there are no plans to legislate
to obligate landlords to carry out such work.</p><p>There are also no plans to legislate
to provide a limited time within which non-resident leaseholders who fail to respond
to a proposal for qualifying works, are deemed to have agreed to the proposed works.
The statutory consultation process (known as section 20) gives leaseholders the ability
to have a greater say on proposed works to their property by making observations.
It does not require leaseholders to make observations, but any observations that are
made must be made within a specified time limit. The landlord (or Right to Manage
Company) is therefore in the knowledge that subject to observations made, they are
able to proceed with necessary works.</p><br />
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