What are my responsibilities as a shared owner or leaseholder?

As a shared owner or leaseholder, you have certain responsibilities to Magna. We, likewise, have responsibilities to you. 

Here's a brief overview of the main obligations contained within your lease.

You, the shared owner or leaseholder, agree:

• to pay the ground rent on time as detailed in the lease
• to pay the rates or any other taxes on the property and to share the payments of any rates or taxes for the common parts of the building
• to keep the interior of the premises clean and to maintain in good working repair any of the services that apply only to the premises
• to pay the service charge (if due) as detailed in the lease
• to pay Magna’s expenses for any fees or charges made in connection with the property, eg surveyors, accounts for management or maintenance or the collection of the ground rent. These people may be our own staff. This is included in the service charge
• not to alter the property without our consent
• to allow us to inspect the property inside and out following adequate notice 
• to allow us entry to repair any adjoining property or maintain any common services, following receipt of adequate notice of this intention
• to repair any defects within one month following receipt of a notice from us
• if repairs aren't carried out, to allow us to enter the property, carry out those repairs and then charge you for the work. We'll provide estimates before carrying out such works
• only to use the property as a private residence
• not to cause a nuisance to adjoining occupiers or to use the property for illegal/immoral purposes
• not to do anything which would make our insurers refuse to pay out on any claim which we might wish to make.

Responsibilities for repairs

Your lease explains your obligations and Magna’s when maintaining the property. If you live in a house, you are responsible for all repairs and decoration both internally and externally to your home. We are responsible for any common parts or communal areas you may share with other properties.

If you need a full interpretation of the lease, you should consult your own solicitor.

The table below shows the general position in relation to the responsibilities for various types of repair. Your lease will show the exact position.

Please note that where repairs are shown as being our responsibility, we will recharge a share of the cost of these repairs to each homeowner.

If you live in a flat, you are responsible for all maintenance and repairs inside your home, including repairs to the glass in windows and doors, the internal decoration of your flat and services to your flat only. We are generally responsible for maintaining the main structure and the common parts including communal area floor coverings.

The main structure includes the roof, outside walls, outside communal doors, communal window sills and frames, communal drains, gutters and outside pipes and communal pathways steps or other access routes. The exact details of our responsibilities will be shown in your lease.

* Please note that leases will vary and what is written above is to be used as a guide only. Some shared owners and leaseholders are responsible for the window frames, doors leading into communal areas etc. Always check your lease.
 

If you need to report a repair which is Magna's responsibility please click here.

Responsibility chart