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leasehoold charge

chrissybiscuit
chrissybiscuit Posts: 3 Newbie
in House buying, renting & selling
hi martin i need your advice i have been charged £7,400 for works carried out on my property when i recceved the breakdown it stated replacment windows and external work they have since changed 5 windows in my property and the council tenants have recceved new bathrooms and kitchens i have another company quote me for the windows and it does not come to £3.000 and i still cant justify the rest of the works as the roof definatley dont need doing its not an old block what can i do to dispute this ludicros amount. please help?:confused:

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  • pboae
    pboae Posts: 2,719 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Try Lease they are great for advice on leaseholds and can tell you where you stand if you want to challenge the works or the bill.
    When I had my loft converted back into a loft, the neighbours came around and scoffed, and called me retro.
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