Estate maintenance: am I responsible to my tenant?
12:02 AM, 28th November 2023, 3 years ago
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Hello, I want to rent out my freehold house on a private estate. I pay estate charges, but the estate freeholder is delaying maintenance to the common driveway (shared with 8 leaseholders). The driveway is usable but some leaseholders plan to dispute repair costs at the Tribunal, holding things up.
Would I be responsible to my tenant for estate maintenance? Would the tenant be able to withhold rent or take other action prejudicial to me, under existing or proposed legislation? Is there any way I can guard against this, e.g. by asking the tenant to agree to a waiver?
Thanks,
Hugh
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