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My landlord wants £2300 to replace a fire door.

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
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  • FreeBear
    FreeBear Posts: 17,370 Forumite
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    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.
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  • Hi Freebear, I am the leaseholder. I just think the cost is not reasonable. Many thanks.
  • How can you be the leaseholder if you're renting the flat from a landlord?
  • If you are the tenant why are you being charged ?
    I'm only here while I wait for Corrie to start.

    You get no BS from me & if I think you are wrong I WILL tell you.
  • 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.
  • 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
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    What wrong with the old fire door ?
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  • 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
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    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.
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  • prosaver
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    https://www.screwfix.com/c/building-doors/doors/cat11180005?doordescription=fire

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