This is really a legal question but someone who frequents this group may have knowledge or experience of this issue.

I own a flat (apartment) in a block of nine in London, UK. There are some repairs to the fabric of the building that need to be carried out, the major one being repointing the brickwork on the second floor. There is an area of about 5 square metres where the pointing has obviously come away. Now the maintenance company have said this is not necessary because they have received no complaints about damp. However, I am concerned that if this is neglected this will affect the building. What is the owners' position/power (little I guess) to oblige the maintenance company and the freeholder to carry out maintenance on the fabric of the building?

I am surprised the maintenance company / freeholder are turning down this request. I would have thought they would have wanted to protect their investment in the building and not let it degrade. The normal scenario I would imagine is the freeholder charging for unnecessary work at inflated prices - rather than the leaseholders asking for repair work to be performed.