installing new windows and doors

If you want to install your own windows and doors you must first get our permission to do so. To get our consent you will need to:

• Be able to install the windows and doors before our contractors start work on your building.
• Obtain planning permission for the work from Haringey Council's Planning Department. Please contact them before you do anything.
• Employ a FENSA certified company to do the work.
• Be up to date with your service charges.

To find out if you can install your own windows and doors and for an application pack please contact the Home Ownership team on 020 8489 3357 or email right2buy@homesforharingey.org

Why do I have to ask for permission?

Under the terms of your lease Homes for Haringey, acting on behalf of Haringey Council, is responsible for maintaining the outside of your building. This means we have to replace all the windows and doors in the building when it becomes necessary.

Leaseholders can have the option of taking responsibility for their windows and doors if we are not planning to do the work in the near future.

If we have plans to do the work, you will not be able to install your own windows and doors unless there is sufficient time for you to arrange everything in the list above before our contractors start work on site.

If we agree to give you permission to do the work yourself then we will agree that you do not have to pay towards the new windows and doors in the rest of the building, except for the shared (communal) areas.

What if I have already installed my own windows and doors?

If you have already installed your own windows and doors before August 31 2008 without permission you must contact the Home Ownership team. They will help you to apply for Landlord Consent.

More information

For more information about applying to install your own windows and doors, including a glossary and an idea of how long the process will take, please download our Leaseholders' Windows and Doors leaflet.

You can also download a copy of our Windows Specification and Method Statement, which explain the standards of work and fittings that the FENSA certified company you choose will need to meet when fitting your windows and doors.