Lease with demised roof?

[Benzo]

I've not seen the shop lease but I know the landlord recovers his costs exclusively from those shops, not the residential units. Freeholder is a private individual, though may once have been a London council. Does it make a difference?

[Benzo]

Hi all

Been looking at a pal's lease to see if they're responsible for roof repairs. I'd always assumed this'd be communal in a flat, but looking through the lease it seems to me to be demised to the Leaseholder. It's a London flat above a shop with a flat roof, and the roof is only directly...