NPH Communal Grounds Maintenance – Flats & Blocks
The NPH grounds maintenance team works hard all year round to keep your communal green spaces clear and tidy. NPH only maintains communal green spaces around blocks of flats, residents are responsible for looking after their own gardens.
The grounds maintenance follows the seasons and at certain times of year the team will concentrate on different aspects.
• In Spring grass cutting and knotweed control starts
• In Summer it’s about grass cutting, pruning, and shaping new growth
• In Autumn, the team focus on hedge cutting and leaf clearance
• In Winter, the main effort is on tidying up shrubbery and tree management.
Litter picking and weed management takes place all year round.
Below is a schedule showing what the team will concentrate on in each month on communal areas we manage.
It’s always a balance for us between managing the grounds we are responsible for and the budget available. We look at Housemark standards (which is national guidance about what standards we should meet) and we use that to guide the services we can provide within budget.
Who manages the land outside my home?
We know that sometimes it isn’t clear if your communal space is maintained by us or by West Northants Council (WNC). As a rough rule of thumb if the grounds are next to an NPH maintained block of flats it’s likely to be maintained by NPH, if the communal space is outside a house, it’s likely to be managed by WNC.
You can get more information about how WNC maintain grounds and report any grounds maintenance issues to them on their website here:
To report a grounds maintenance issue to us at NPH you can email: groundsmaintenance.nph@nph.org.uk
To report flytipping on NPH land around your block of flats you can email: estatesservices.nph@nph.org.uk
Alternatively, speak to the contact centre if you have any queries on 0300 330 7003.
