Your lease should make clear who owns the front door to your property. This will be you if it forms part of your ‘demised premises’ – the property you own.
Usually, it will be you who has ownership of the entrance door to your flat and is responsible for its maintenance and repair, including fixing any fire safety defects, if necessary.
However, where the freeholder retains ownership and responsibility for the door, then you and the other leaseholders may have to pay the cost of any repairs through the service charge.
More information you might find useful:
- I own the front door to my flat and want to replace it. What do I do?
- Who pays to replace or upgrade a fire door?
- What are the leaseholder protections in the Building Safety Act 2022?
- More Frequently Asked Questions on fire safety
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