Forced to buy a new Roof

tcr_3

£75,000 to re-tile a roof ? Even assuming a tenement roof is twice the area of your average semi's, that's an extortionate amount of money to be shelling out.

Have they explained why it's so expensive ? I guess they're scaffolding the building for the whole duration, yeah ?

Suggest you contact Govan Law Centre, they can help out with property management issues.

http://govanlc.blogspot.com/

Payless_2

villabadger wrote: »

Can I ask....on what basis did you manage to get a grant? I have an old house that needs a new roof but thought that I would be wholly liable for the repair.

Thanks for any info you might have

I was on a waiting list for about 8 years. I got it because my flat is over 100 years old and the roof and other minor parts of it were the original bits. I had no real trouble with the roof but, after the council inspected it, I was told that the nails(?) holding the tiles in place were starting to decay. 8 years later they replaced the roof, my back door, guttering and sorted the roof on the bay window. I had to pay about £1,500 towards it as i was on a low income at the time. If I had been on benefits it would have been free.

I don't know if they still do these grants but I think that they do I think they were known as renovation grants. I'll try to dig my old paperwork out. I think that you have to have lived in your house for at least a year and also agree not to sell it for 5 years after the work is done. I suppose it's to stop old properties falling to bits. If my wiring had been dangerous or anything like that the work would have been done much quicker. There is a waiting list and emergencies push everyone else down it as there is a limited budget for this sort of thing every year.

I'm not sure which bit of the council deals with it but if I can find the paperwork tomorrow I'll post again.

villabadger

Payless wrote: »

I was on a waiting list for about 8 years. I got it because my flat is over 100 years old and the roof and other minor parts of it were the original bits. I had no real trouble with the roof but, after the council inspected it, I was told that the nails(?) holding the tiles in place were starting to decay. 8 years later they replaced the roof, my back door, guttering and sorted the roof on the bay window. I had to pay about £1,500 towards it as i was on a low income at the time. If I had been on benefits it would have been free.

I don't know if they still do these grants but I think that they do I think they were known as renovation grants. I'll try to dig my old paperwork out. I think that you have to have lived in your house for at least a year and also agree not to sell it for 5 years after the work is done. I suppose it's to stop old properties falling to bits. If my wiring had been dangerous or anything like that the work would have been done much quicker. There is a waiting list and emergencies push everyone else down it as there is a limited budget for this sort of thing every year.

I'm not sure which bit of the council deals with it but if I can find the paperwork tomorrow I'll post again.

Ah - it's not as positive as I had hoped then? I'm about to undertake restoration/renovation of the house so any 'free' money would have been gratefully received. I thought your grant may have been similar to the green incentives offered. Thanks anyway.

Payless_2

villabadger wrote: »

Ah - it's not as positive as I had hoped then? I'm about to undertake restoration/renovation of the house so any 'free' money would have been gratefully received. I thought your grant may have been similar to the green incentives offered. Thanks anyway.

There'd be no harm in asking if anything is available though. The one I got is not widely known of and the criteria may have changed. It was about 5 years ago

Hintza

I keep seeing this thread and it really is not in the correct section.

OP you really need to get details of the job and a copy of any quotes etc and speak to a QS to see if it is reasonable.

I just have a feeling someone is being a bit naughty here. So keep your wits about you.

molerat

My SIL got 9K grant for a 12K project a few years ago. All to do with bringing old properties up to spec but there is a strictly limited amount of cash available each year.

viktory

BigLee_24 wrote: »

Am by no means an expert in this but I would expect if they have a contract for a new roof they should pay for it... If your the home owner a cant see how they can force you to buy a roof but that just my thoughts on reading ya thread....

If the OP is a leaseholder then he will have to pay a share of the roof repairs (or replacement).

Not sure how it works in Scotland though.

custardy

Hintza wrote: »

I keep seeing this thread and it really is not in the correct section.

OP you really need to get details of the job and a copy of any quotes etc and speak to a QS to see if it is reasonable.

I just have a feeling someone is being a bit naughty here. So keep your wits about you.

agreed,i think the HA are trying to cut their losses on paying for the job
or the contractor has done the sums and seen the HA will tick off the job regardless

Optimist

Your deeds might specify what your responsible for.

There are different rules in Scotland and a trip to your local CAB in the first instance would be beneficial. Take your deeds.

If it doesn't specify in the deeds then maybe your in a TMS if so there are specific rules which dont override the info in your deeds but useful if not covered in the deeds, but your local CAB will be able to give you better information than you will get on here.