I'm a leaseholder or shared owner
Leaseholders and shared owners
Legal protections that apply to you
- Defective Premises Act 1972, duty of care from freeholder
- Building Safety Act 2022, protections following Grenfell
- Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 sections 18–30, service charge protections
Specific things to know
- Most internal repairs are your responsibility under your lease
- Structural and common-area defects ARE your freeholder's responsibility
- Read your lease terms carefully before claiming
Real, published cases
We do not publish our own client figures. Instead, you can read real, published statutory rulings against named landlords, with the compensation each was ordered to pay and a link to each source.
See real published casesBy: Support for Tenants editorial team
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Reviewed against current housing law for England and Wales as at 15 June 2026. Checked by our SRA-regulated panel solicitors. This is general information, not legal advice for your specific case. Any compensation figures or ranges shown are illustrative only and not guaranteed; every case is different.
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