Leaseholder rights and responsibilities

Your rights and responsibilities as a leaseholder:

Whilst we’ve tried to include as much information as possible, our webpages might not cover everything. If you’d like to speak with us about your lease, please get in touch. We’re here to help.

Please note that this is just a guide and doesn’t replace your lease.

What are my responsibilities as the leaseholder, and what are yours as the landlord?

Here are your main responsibilities as a leaseholder and our main responsibilities as a landlord:

Please refer to your lease for your exact responsibilities.

Your responsibilities as the leaseholder:

Keeping your home in good repair and condition.
Having gas and electrical appliances regularly serviced and tested (visit the 'Leasehold repairs' page for more information).
Not subletting your home without giving us prior notice.
Not causing any annoyance or inconvenience to neighbours.
Paying your share of the block insurance.
Repaying any discount if the property is sold within the first five years of purchase under the Right to Buy scheme.
Not carrying out any trade or business from your property.
Paying the ground rent.
Not making any alterations/improvements to the property without consent from us.
Not bringing bottled petroleum, gas, or any other potentially explosive material into your property or anywhere in the building.
Paying the building insurance contribution.
Paying any service charges.
Paying a proportion of all repairs and improvements, including any major repairs.
Using your home as a single private property for residential use only.
Insuring contents of the property.

Our responsibilities as the landlord:

Can I have pets?

Your lease will specifically mention which pets you may be allowed to have.

You may be required to ask for permission.

Get more information on your lease:

Making improvements or alterations to your leasehold property

Get information on what to do if you're a leaseholder of a former Be One Homes or Bolton Council property and would like to make improvements or alterations to your property.

Making changes to your lease

Get information on making changes to your lease (if you own a home that used to be owned by Be One Homes or Bolton Council).

Major works to your building (leaseholders)

Learn more about how we'll sometimes need to carry out major/large scale works to your building (for leaseholders of former Be One Homes or Bolton Council properties).