Leaseholder Resources

This charge is to cover any costs relating to managing the leasehold service. This charge would cover costs such as arranging insurance, calculating service charges, consultation over major works, administering payments, raising invoices, managing your block and office costs.

All leaseholders pay the same management fee.

Leaseholders do have the right to manage the block they live in. The right must be exercised through a specific company, set up by the leaseholders for that purpose.

The company must comply as required by the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. This is called ‘collective enfranchisement’. The landlord will make available information relating to the right to collective enfranchisement to any leaseholder requiring it.

You may be able to extend you lease – check out our guidance.

You will need to request permission to replace the windows in your flat, this is normally granted providing that the replacement windows are in keeping with the other windows in the block and that they are FENSA certified.

Communal cleaning is currently carried out fortnightly.

You will have to request permission in writing to make any structural alterations to your flat, following which an inspection will be undertaken prior to a decision being made on the alterations.

Our leases allow for leaseholders or their tenants to keep pets provided they do not cause a nuisance to other residents.

Possibly, MHA will consider buying back flats depending on the circumstances, location, price, etc.

If you purchased your flat from another leaseholder (i.e. not MCC or MHA) you can sell your flat at any time. We would, however, request that your solicitor contacts us to advise us of the sale and that you settle any outstanding service charges before proceeding.

This depends on the type of business. Each case would have to be considered on it’s own merits.