My landlord wants £2300 to replace a fire door. 15 September 2019 at 7:32PM in Is this quote fair? 22 replies 4.5K views

Jeremy_P

Hello everybody, My landlord wants to charge £2300 to replace my flat entrance door with a new FD30 rated fire door and doorframe. Is this a reasonable charge for materials, labour, architrave, cam closer, survey costs, prelims, overheads, profit, fees and VAT? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. JP

FreeBear

Jeremy_P wrote: »

Hello everybody, My landlord wants to charge £2300 to replace my flat entrance door with a new FD30 rated fire door and doorframe. Is this a reasonable charge for materials, labour, architrave, cam closer, survey costs, prelims, overheads, profit, fees and VAT? Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thanks so much. JP

He owns the flat, it is his responsibility to pay for a new door in full - That said, it might fall to the leaseholder, but that would be a matter for the LL & leaseholder to discuss.

Jeremy_P

Hi Freebear, I am the leaseholder. I just think the cost is not reasonable. Many thanks.

Skibunny40

How can you be the leaseholder if you're renting the flat from a landlord?

southcoastrgi

If you are the tenant why are you being charged ?

Jeremy_P

Hi there, I am not the tenant. I own the flat as a leaseholder. My landlord owns the building, in which there are 2 flats. Thanks.

pramsay13

Sounds a bit steep.

I got one done for around £800.

If you are responsible for paying it why not offer to get it done and get some decent quotes?

prosaver

What wrong with the old fire door ?

Jeremy_P

Thanks pramsay13. My landlord wouldn't agree to that as they have hundreds of doors to replace for all their flats. It's a housing association who is the landlord.
Thanks prosaver. There is nothing wrong with the old door, except it is over 30 years old and not certified. So the landlord has a new policy to renew all flat entrance doors.

FreeBear

So. It is the freeholder charging you, the leaseholder to replace the door - Not much you can do except to challenge the cost of the work. You may be able to negotiate over they style of the door so that you get something that you like.

Unfortunately, the price of buying leasehold.

prosaver

https://www.screwfix.com/c/building-doors/doors/cat11180005?doordescription=fire

Looks like hes/ shes charging 2k for labour cost .. eŕmmm?