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There is a process you will likely become familiar with called Section 20. This is how leaseholders are compelled to chip in for major works (>£250 per leaseholder IIRC). It is hard and expensive to object to, if properly carried out people will cough up.
Sort of true, but not entirely. The section 20 process is required in circumstances where the lessee is under an obligation to contribute towards works which the landlord intends to carry out. However, the lessee's obligation to pay for the works arises from the terms of the lease, and in particular the service charge provisions of the lease. If the lease doesn't require you to contribute towards the cost of, say, replacing the roof then the landlord can serve as many section 20 notices as he likes, you still don't have to pay anything towards the cost of repairing the roof.
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(1) Pretty normal in my experience
(2) There is a process you will likely become familiar with called Section 20. This is how leaseholders are compelled to chip in for major works (>£250 per leaseholder IIRC). It is hard and expensive to object to, if properly carried out people will cough up.
The best guide is a physical inspection of the exterior. If no work has been done for years, assume you have a dysfunctional fh/lh relationship and nothing will get done. This is cheaper but not ideal if you want to stay in the property longer than the 30 year old roof will stay watertight.