Bought an apartment, found after 1 year there was an £800 bill comming

Fonsek87

Hi all

I bought an apartment end June 22, and as normal there were £300 left during 1 year to cover for unexpected bills coming after the sell. I am a first time buyer, so please bear with me but my solicitors, PCS legal (I would recommend to avoid them), explained this process which sounds very reasonable.

I was passed a bill of £800+ after that period of 1 year that I had to raise these pending payments. As well, MTVH (the landlord) is not the best at communicating so initially I thought that I just had to pay this for something I couldn't fully understand (avoid MTVH where possible as well).

It took me a while, and thanks to a neighbour to understand that those £800 belong to new security doors that were planned and communicated to the owners in Feb 22, before I bought the apartment.

I have asked for advice to PCS legal, but they deny to get involved/comment/advice, but the seller did not communicate this charge to me at the time of the sale.

What should be my first steps? I don't know if it is worthy to get advice from a solicitor for this amount.

DE_612183

I think I understand you.

You normally pay £300 a year for communal bills etc for the block of flats you live in.

You've now had a bill for your flats contribution to Security Doors.

When were the doors installed - before or after you moved in?

It may be that the seller was aware of this charge coming but did not disclose it - you may want to contact your solicitors to find out if they did / did not disclose - and what options you have now it has come to light.