Not just for Lansbury Estate Steering Group
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| CHARGEABLE WORKS
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NON - CHARGEABLE WORKS, INCLUDING
EXCEPTIONAL AND EXTENSIVE WORKS &
ESTATE IMPROVEMENTS
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All Leaseholders to be charged |
No Leaseholder Charges
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- Asbestos removal from common areas
- Automatic smoke ventilation Repairs/Renewal
- Chute Repairs
- Communal & External Decorating
- Communal Area Repairs
- Communal CCTV Repairs/Renewal
- Communal Electric Repairs/Renewal
- Communal Heating Repairs/ Renewal/Upgrade
- Communal TV Provision/Repairs/Renewal
- Entryphone Provision/Repairs/Renewal
- Estate Repairs/Renewal including:
- Boundary Walls
- Courtyards
- rainage
- Estate Roads
- Fences
- Footpaths
- Gates
- Lighting
- Playgrounds
- Lift Repairs/Renewal
- Lightening Protector Repairs/Renewal
- Roof Repairs/Renewal
- Structural repairs
- Thermal Insulation
- Water Services Repairs/Renewal
- Wet & Dry Riser Repairs/Renewal
- Window Repairs/Renewal
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- Additional block / Estate Lighting
- Car Park Repairs
- Community Building Repairs
- Creation of new entrance lobbies / canopies
- Disconnection from Communal Heating System (subject to individual lease)
- Enlarging Chute Chambers
- Enlarging Chutes
- Entrance Re-Orientation
- Internal works to tenanted homes e.g. new kitchens / bathrooms / WC's
- Knockthroughs to create larger homes for tenants
- Lift Enlargement
- Local Housing Office/depot provision/repairs
- New Block and Estate CCTV provision
- New Build infills
- New Concierge Station Provision
- New installation of Boundary Walls/Fences
- New lift installations
- New signage
- New stair tower installations
- Provision of new Community Buildings
- Secondary Entryphone System Provision
- Underground Refuse System provision
- Works to achieve block separation
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Notes to go with above table:
- Leaseholder works category explanation
The table attached gives examples of works that can be generally carried out as part of a major
refurbishment scheme.
The list is not exhaustive but gives an indication as to which type of work
will be rechargeable to leaseholders and should be mainly used as a guide.
Each estate and block
should be assessed individually before work items can be classified and allocated to the
appropriate category.
- Chargeable works:
Works required to maintain the fabric of the building or its immediate environment in good
condition. These are generally works which replace building or other components on a 'like for like'basis or with an accepted modern version of the original. Plus works which, improve the structure,
fabric or amenity of a building or its immediate environment and/ or which serve to increase the life
of the building over and above that likely to be achieved through normal repair.
Leaseholders will be recharged for these works as all leases will include clauses for recovering
repairs and improvements. Section 125 notices will further determine the extent of repairs and
improvements, which can be recovered within a five-year period from completion of the RTB
purchase.
- Non chargeable works:
Works carried out as part of a regeneration package to enhance the general environment,
remodelling of the estate and / or to eliminate crime or anti-social behaviour. These may include
exceptional works that require detailed consideration because they are more extensive than those
required to maintain the building. ·
Works to management offices or depots, tenants flats and community buildings that do not fall
within the specific recharge scope of individual leases.
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Limiting Contributions towards Chargeable Works:
Where chargeable repairs and improvements cost more than £10,000 per property, leaseholders
may have costs restricted to this amount if all of the following criteria are met:
- You are the original Right to Buy purchaser.
- The property is your only or principal home and you live there full time.
- You do not have any undisputed service charge arrears.
- The works were not specified on your Section 125 Offer Notice, which you received before you
bought your home.
- You are in receipt of a state pension or means tested state benefit or are able to demonstrate exceptional financial hardship.
In line with other grants made to home owners, if you sell your property within seven years of your
recharge being limited to £10,000, the difference between the £10,000 and the full recharge will be repayable.
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Various repayment methods for leaseholders who are unable to afford to pay for the full costs of
the works immediately will be made available.
These include:
- Payment by instalments
- Bank or Building Society loan
- Bank or Building Society Mortgage
- Houseproud Loan and Grant (via the Council)
- Private Sector Minor Works Grants (via the Council)
- A loan from the Housing Corporation (if your block transfers to a Registered Social Landlord)
- Legal charge placed on the property
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