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Excessive bill from Lambeth Council freeholder
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I have tried all I can but it seems that it falls on deaf ears! Ive been to meetings, spoken to councillors and other tenannts, and its gotten no where!
I have also found out that with these kind of contracts, if the contractors come in under budget, they then pocket 50% of the difference. Might as well start quoting £9,000 to do a £1,000 lighting job.. and then pocket an extra £4,000 for doing it cheaper! Its scandelous!
the perils of dealing with councils and leashold!
You can challenge the costs (on the ground of un-reasonableness) at an LVT. Of course, you will need to collect evidence that they are unreasonable.
LEASE http://www.lease-advice.org/ will be able to help you with the process, certainly in the initial stages.
On the element of "kickback" to the council. LEASE have been quoted as saying that they think that it is illegal and they would welcome the chance to argue this in court. Perhaps you can be that case? (assuming that they do get a kick-back, of course)0
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