Your responsibilities
When you become a leaseholder you become a ‘shareholder’ in your block. This means you have a responsibility to pay your share of the costs of managing and maintaining it. Sheffield City Council, your landlord, has a legal duty to charge you for your share of the costs and you have a legal duty to pay them.
Leasehold ownership usually includes everything within the four walls of the flat, such as floorboards and plaster, but does not normally include external or structural walls or window frames, which are classed as part of the structure of the building. The building’s structure and the land it stands on belong to the landlord (the Council).
See the following pages for more information on: