if it's a flat, he has a landlord
you buy a long lease (usually 125 years from the date of granting, 99 and 999 are also common). then there is a freeholder/landlord above you. could be a company, could be an individual, could be a residents' association. but there will be a lease.

you pay them for service charge, ground rent, insurance for the building etc and they maintain the building and keep the tenants in line if they fail to pay or carry out amoral activities, that sort of thing...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:07, 4 replies)

(McChinaman banned, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:24, closed)

I must say this is all terribly interesting.

( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:32, closed)

it's more interesting than shoving barbie dolls up your gwat
and then banging on about it on the internet
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:43, closed)

speak for yourself

( mictoboy shitting in your cunt since, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 13:12, closed)

you filthy animal

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 13:39, closed)

did I do that? I must have been awfully drunk :(

( 2 Can Chunder Word to your mums, I came to prod bums, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 14:59, closed)

yeah, that's your excuse

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 16:06, closed)

There is a management company that's responsible for the communal areas
I'm fairly sure we can replace a windowframe without having to get it signed off by them, though
( emvee cruor deo cruoris, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:35, closed)

I expect your partner is able to read a lease agreement where you are clearly not capable. Ask him.

( MEATSNAKE Richard Hammond, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:37, closed)

and they will be employed by your landlord
your lease will tell you whether or not you need consent to replace a window. esp an exterior frame as usually they want them to match others in the building.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:43, closed)

Am I allowed to take out a non-load bearing stud wall in my flat to run two rooms together?

( Pig Bodine., Mon 30 Mar 2015, 13:27, closed)

only load bearing walls are encouraged
especially if the neighbour above is in the bath at the time
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 13:39, closed)

There's a purlin in place for the room and it's a duplex so we're the only people above.
If I happen to have already removed the wall, do I need to notify anyone and/or do I need to put it back in before I sell it again?
( Pig Bodine., Mon 30 Mar 2015, 13:44, closed)

it depends what your lease says
if it says no alterations without consent, you might choose to take a view - but when you come to sell, the buyer might ask to see a licence for alterations, so it could mean a small price chip if you don't have one.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 14:02, closed)

Are you charging for this consultation?

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 15:43, closed)

Quiet you, I want to know about wills next.

( Pig Bodine., Mon 30 Mar 2015, 15:59, closed)

you leave everything to rachelswipe
sorted
( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 16:06, closed)

could have been commonhold
Just sayin
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:35, closed)

bit rude to call him common

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:42, closed)

I'm calling your face common.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:50, closed)

no returns.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 12:51, closed)

alright eyebrow bar

( rachelswipe with a fork, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 13:39, closed)

it's a ring
And I said 'no returns'.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Mon 30 Mar 2015, 13:41, closed)

Second class return to Dottingham.

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Tue 31 Mar 2015, 20:08, closed)