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Leaseholders

Leaseholders are customers who have exercised their right to buy or who have bought their property on the open market. They have therefore bought their lease.

We have more than 1,000 leaseholders across the whole of the city of Nottingham. Properties outside the city are managed by other authorities. Leasehold properties are mainly flats but some are maisonettes and houses.

The Leasehold and Rechargeable Repairs Team was introduced in September 2007 to help make the process of buying a leasehold home from Nottingham City Council more straightforward and to answer any questions you may have.

Being a leaseholder

In a nutshell, you are buying the inside of your property. Think of it as owning all the property from the plaster on the walls inwards.

People are often confused about whether their windows are covered by the yearly service or whether they have to do the work themselves. As the windows and external doors form part of the building, it is not your responsibility to maintain them. This is covered in one of your yearly charges - see our section on recharges.

You will get most of the services we give to our tenants, including internal repairs and gas maintenance services to check your gas fire and boiler. As a leaseholder, if you use one of these services you will be recharged on a separate invoice.

This part of the website should explain what you will be taking on when you buy a lease and give you a better understanding of how it works. Remember, there are both benefits and responsibilities of owning a leasehold property. Check understanding your lease on this site to help answer any questions you may have and to read more about legislation (the laws) on leases.

There is also information on what you are actually paying for and what costs you could expect to see during the year.

What a leaseholder isn't

A leaseholder is not a tenant. Therefore when you buy your leasehold property you are not leasing it. It is not a tenancy. The term 'leasehold' refers to the type of tenure your property holds and usually refers to flats but can refer to other properties as well - see above.

The other type of tenure that most people know is called 'freehold'. This usually refers to houses. More about buying your property is explained in the section on the 'right to buy'.

Ask us a question!

Our team is always more than happy to talk to current leaseholders and prospective leaseholders as well. If you would like to contact us, please call 0115 915 7385 or e-mail us on: leaseholders@nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk

For more information

Read 'New Lease' - our newsletter just for leaseholders - September 2008 edition.

You can contact us at:

Leasehold and Rechargeable Repair Team
14 Hounds Gate
Nottingham
NG1 7BA

Tel: 0115 915 7385
E-mail: leaseholders@nottinghamcityhomes.org.uk

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