You are responsible
for the following items:
- Internal re-decoration
- Repairing damage caused by
member of household or visitors
- Replacement of broken
glass
- Clearance of blocked waste
pipes
- Clearance of blocked
chimneys and sweeping (excluding blockages due to structural
faults)
- Letter box
repairs/replacements
- Replacing lost keys
- Replacement of fire
grates
- Repair or replacement of
hat and coat rails
- Renewing WC pulls/handles
plugs and chains to sinks, baths and basins
- Renewing electric light
bulbs, tubes and starters for fluorescent light fittings, plugs and
fuses
- Making good minor cracks
and holes in plaster
- Repair or replacement of
washing line posts (excluding rotary dryers)
- Renewing individual TV or
radio aerials and satellite dishes, unless provided by the council
on certain dwellings; (note that permission is required from the
Council before these items are installed)
- Wooden sheds (unless
provided by the Council)
The Council shall
keep in good repair the structure and exterior of the premises
including the following:
- drains, gutters and
external pipes
- the roof
- outside walls, doors and
windows
- internal walls, skirting
boards, door frames, floors and ceilings, but not including
internal painting or decoration
- chimneys and chimney
stacks, but not including sweeping of chimneys
- fences, gates, sheds and
garages erected by the Council
- paths, steps and other
means of access to the premises
- glass to windows and
doors
The Council shall also keep
in repair and working order existing installations for the supply
of water, gas and electricity, for sanitation and for space and
water heating, including:
- water and gas pipes and
electric wiring
- electric sockets, light
fittings and other fixed electrical fittings
- basins, sinks, baths,
toilets, flushing systems and waste pipes
- water heaters, boilers,
fireplaces, fitted fires, heaters and radiators
The Council will take
reasonable care to maintain shared entrances, halls, stairways,
lifts, passageways, lighting, communal TV aerial systems, laundries
and other shared areas.
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