new roof cost

beattiesman

we live in a block of flats they are 2 high I am on ground floor & bought my flat on council right to buy,the flat above me is also bought on right to buy off council.we have had a letter off council to say they are replacing the roof on the property ,the cost is £9000 split between the 2 flats ,we are both leaseholders of our properties this cost seems to be very high to us ..

Robby1988

Need a better picture of how big the entire block is really & what the roof is like.

£9k sounds high, but the council will only use approved contractors who will always charge more for the hassle of doing work for the council (H&S box ticking etc.). It's also likely they could be going to town replacing timbers etc.

somethingcorporate

Worth getting your own quotes in just for comparison.


Is that possible? i.e. does the top floor flat have access to the roof/roof space?


Edit: a few years ago we were quoted around £8k for a new roof on a 3 bed terrace.

Kernel_Sanders

You also fail to state where it is, or even if it's pitched. It might be a fair price for London, but not for Liverpool.

00ec25

is this your mother's flat that also needed £6,000 on its roof?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5789909/new-roof

you do seem rather unlucky with your RTB property empire