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I part own a maisonette which was leasehold but we bought the freehold together with the owner of the other maisonette (it's basically like a semi detached house with one flat up and one down). There's no maintenance agreement in place and each maisonette takes care of their own repairs. From memory, in the contract somewhere, there's a section stating who is responsible for certain repairs such as the roof. We did have a problem when a shared fence needed repairs as we carried out the repairs but have so far failed to get the other owner to contribute. We could probably go through the small claims court but it's more trouble than it's worth for the small cost. If it were the roof however things could be different.
The difference with this property as opposed to most flats is that there are no common areas that need regular maintenance.