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Your responsibilities

You are responsible for maintaining anything inside your flat and anything that only serves your flat, including:
  • the surface of the floors in the flat above the floor joists or other supporting floor structure, and the surface of the floor of the balcony if you have one
  • the ceiling of your flat up to, but not including, the joists or other supporting floor structure or beams which the ceiling is attached to
  • the surfaces of all walls, windows and doors inside your flat, the glass in your windows and your front door and the doorframe, and
  • all pipes, cables, and so on that serve only your flat
 
Please note that if there is any loft space above your flat, it belongs to the council. If you need access to the loft space to make repairs, you must get our permission first. You are not allowed to store anything in the loft space.