Can I buy my flat or maisonette?
If you live in a flat or maisonette, you have the right to buy a long lease from your landlord. Individual flats are not usually sold freehold, and therefore you will be required to pay a ground rent of no more than £10 per year. In addition to this you will have to pay service charges, this is a charge made to cover communal services such as lighting and cleaning of staircases and maintenance of the building (e.g. roof repairs, lift maintenance etc.) At the time when Kirklees tenants are informed of the purchase price, we will also include a schedule of annual charges and any works due to be carried out to their property or the block in which their property is situated in the next five years their likely contribution to the costs involved.
