in cases where the council is planning major works to replace or repair the windows in your building, your application for a deed of variation (including the fee) is received by Home Ownership Services by the section 20 (notice of estimates) consultation deadline.

no service charge arrears, no unpaid admin or legal fees, no unauthorised alterations or non-registered sublet)

there is no known breach of lease (eg.

Please note this is a policy, it may change in the future and, if it does, you may also have to pay your share of the costs relating to any other windows in the building (except in those flats where leaseholders also have a DOV). However, it is current council policy that you only contribute towards the costs for windows in communal areas in the building. You will still be legally liable to pay your share of these costs. The council will therefore no longer be under an obligation to maintain the window frames in your flat.įollowing completion of the DOV, your lease will continue to place an obligation on the council to maintain the structure of the remainder of the building, which would include all other window frames in the building, except the window frames in your flat (and any other window frames where leaseholders have a DOV).

The DOV is a legal document that records agreed changes to the lease made between the council and the leaseholder to transfer responsibility of future repair, maintenance and renewal of the window frames in your flat from the freeholder (Islington Council) to the leaseholder (you).

Leaseholders can take ownership of the windows in their flat by entering into a Deed of Variation (DOV) with the council.

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