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building work never finished- discovered 12 years on
shambolics
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Hi ll, I wonder if anybody knows where I stand on this. I have a leasehold flat, the freehold belonging to the council. 12 years ago I paid for over £1000 for external work to be done, pointing cementing and such like. As I rent out the flat and live over 70 miles away I have relied on tenants and letting agents to let me know of any problems. Now I discover that the work I paid the council for 12 years ago was never finished. They came along, hacked away the concrete skirting and went away leaving the wall exposed. The house now has damp coming through the walls and the bricks and concrete outside are rotten.
Is there any comeback after all this time on the council for not having completed the job and having , in fact created the problem? as it is going to cost a packet to fix
Is there any comeback after all this time on the council for not having completed the job and having , in fact created the problem? as it is going to cost a packet to fix
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you haven't inspected the property for 12 years..???0
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Knowing councils it's doubtful if they will still have details of original contract. Obviously the letting agents never inspected the flat properly and 70 miles is not that far away for say one visit a year. Who's being doing decorating and maintenance and what sort of job have they done?If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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Nope, you'll be staute barred from claiming by virtue of limitation. Sorry0
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Troubled_Joe wrote: »Nope, you'll be staute barred from claiming by virtue of limitation. Sorry
If this was done under the lease and the lease was by means of a deed, then there is 12 years.No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
After 12 years you would have no claim.0
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I haven't been there for 14 years as I am disabled and had a lot of health problems. you are right the council don't have the details of the contract but I still have them. I have been relying on letting agents to tell me what is going on and they have time after time let me down. So is that a definite no go? I thought it might be0
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shambolics wrote: »is the deed the agreement over upkeep of the property? We have some kind of agreement because I am not allowed to do anything to the externals of the building
Can you take your documents along to the CAB, or do you have a solicitor?No reliance should be placed on the above! Absolutely none, do you hear?0 -
well I do I think still have solicitor but he is very old and I am still waiting for him to sort something else for me - that has been over a year on a land registration issue and a will. So maybe he's not the best to go to and our local CAB seems to be impossible to get through to but I will keep trying.0
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If you are paying letting agents to manage the properties then they should be inspecting the property and reporting back to you.I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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