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Leasehold - poor redecoration by contractor
HalfPint
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Hi,
I'll try and keep this short. I own a leasehold flat, the council being the party responsible for the building containing 6 flats, 2 of which are council and the rest privately owned. Last year they had their contractors redecorate the interior and exterior of the building. The bill has finally arrived for a whopping £1400!! per tennent.:eek:
Aparently the building was supposed to have 2 coats of exterior and interior paint, all the woodwork/downpipes painted, eaves painted and guttering cleared. Shed doors were also to be replaced/painted. What it actually got was 1 coat inside and out, the woodwork was painted with 2 coats, the downpipes were partially painted, the eaves had one coat. My shed door had a piece of plywood stuck over it, painted and a completely unsuitable handle attached, in completely the wrong place. :mad: And this is all not mentioning the mess that was left and the destruction to our garden. (I have photographs) We complained at the time but typically council like nothing was done.
Sorry this is long....having received the bill we called and complained again saying the work done is not worth what is being charged and on checking the building, paint is already cracking and flaking off in various places.
Now I'm perfectly willing to pay (albeit it over a period of time cause thats all I can afford) and we've asked for a detailed breakdown of costs but what I want to know is what should I do about all this. I think we've be overcharged for a shoddy job!
Im planning on getting together with the other tennents and complaining as a unit as I think we may have more clout this way.
I'd be grateful for any opinions/help as to the best way forward and if there are any organisations which may be able to help with this.
Many thanks,.
HP x
I'll try and keep this short. I own a leasehold flat, the council being the party responsible for the building containing 6 flats, 2 of which are council and the rest privately owned. Last year they had their contractors redecorate the interior and exterior of the building. The bill has finally arrived for a whopping £1400!! per tennent.:eek:
Aparently the building was supposed to have 2 coats of exterior and interior paint, all the woodwork/downpipes painted, eaves painted and guttering cleared. Shed doors were also to be replaced/painted. What it actually got was 1 coat inside and out, the woodwork was painted with 2 coats, the downpipes were partially painted, the eaves had one coat. My shed door had a piece of plywood stuck over it, painted and a completely unsuitable handle attached, in completely the wrong place. :mad: And this is all not mentioning the mess that was left and the destruction to our garden. (I have photographs) We complained at the time but typically council like nothing was done.
Sorry this is long....having received the bill we called and complained again saying the work done is not worth what is being charged and on checking the building, paint is already cracking and flaking off in various places.
Now I'm perfectly willing to pay (albeit it over a period of time cause thats all I can afford) and we've asked for a detailed breakdown of costs but what I want to know is what should I do about all this. I think we've be overcharged for a shoddy job!
Im planning on getting together with the other tennents and complaining as a unit as I think we may have more clout this way.
I'd be grateful for any opinions/help as to the best way forward and if there are any organisations which may be able to help with this.
Many thanks,.
HP x
DEBT FREE DATE: 05/02/2015!
Those things in life that we find the hardest to do, are the things we are the most thankful we did.
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try this website as a starter for 10
http://www.lease-advice.org/
also call your contents insurance company as they may well have a legal helpline
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Thanks Sunil...that was a really useful link. I spoke to a very nice lady who was extremely helpful and has pointed me in the right directed.
Thanks again
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