The successful care and upkeep of the estate depends on an effective partnership between the residents and Wimbledon Park Co-operative. It is the responsibility of residents to keep the front of their own homes clean and tidy. Shared areas, including corridors and stairwells, are cleaned by Wimbledon Park Co-operative, but it is the responsibility of all tenants to ensure that members of and visitors to their household do not discard litter or damage any part of the property.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss any issues, please contact the Estate Office.
Cleaning and Caretaking
- Cleaning staircases, handrails, banisters, landings, doors, communal floors, lobbies, lights, light fittings, walls, and windows located in internal stairs and landings.
- Cleaning and removing rubbish from bin chambers.
- Clearing litter from all common parts of the estate and arranging for removal of bulky rubbish (on request).
- General upkeep of the roof access and roof security.
- General upkeep of the common grounds and gardens.
- Clearing play areas and play equipment, especially of glass.
- Sweeping, snow and leaf clearing and salting of non-adopted roads (including drainage gullies) and footpaths.
- Maintaining bulkhead lighting of the grounds, non-adopted roads and footpaths, including the replacement of light bulbs but excluding column lights.
- Removing graffiti in all common areas.
Responsibility for maintenance and repairs of the Estate is divided between Wandsworth Borough Council and Wimbledon Park Co-operative, but you can report both types of problems to the Estate Office.
Communal Areas
- Re-glazing of broken windows to dwellings where the break has a known cause.
- The rainwater system, including gutters and fixings.
- The common areas of the blocks.
- Electrical services for supply to the common areas, including wiring, conduits, socket outlets, switches and bulkhead light fittings of stairwells.
- Fences, enclosure walls and gates that belong to the Council.
- Roads, footpaths, and courtyards not adopted for maintenance by the Council under its statutory powers as Highway Authority.
Council Tenanted Flats
- Plumbing, including cold water systems beyond the main stopcock in each dwelling, including pipes, valves, stopcocks, cisterns, overflows.
- The Council’s plumbed fittings, including baths, sinks, basins, WC suites, taps and waste fittings, but excluding plumbing installed for washing machines, dishwashers etc.
- The electrical services from the Electricity Board’s meter including internal wiring.
- The Council’s internal fixtures and fittings.
The council is responsible for:
Repairs
- The external structures of buildings, including brickwork, lintels, external walls and their openings, and all load bearing, party and structural walls.
- The roof structures and roof coverings.
- The surface water and foul drains including gullies, access chambers and their covers.
- The water mains from the water board’s supply pipe or stopcock or the mains stopcock in each dwelling.
- The gas mains from the gas board’s main supply pipe to the meter in each dwelling.
- Floors, including joists and floorboards and any other type of construction, e.g., concrete, excluding floor coverings installed by residents.
- All underground services.
- All external column lighting.
- Down pipes and repairs resulting from leaks and overflows.
Maintenance
- Annual gas checks and gas boiler servicing for council tenants.
- Inspection and maintenance of play equipment.
- Tree management and arboriculture work.
- The supply of water to all blocks including the installation and maintenance of pumps if required,
- Inspection and testing of water tanks.
- Supply of electricity to column lighting.
- Lift inspection and repairs.