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3 February at 2:17PM in House buying, renting & selling

I bought an ex council flat in a block of 12. The council is carrying out repairs to water tank, the roof, replacing windows and painting communal areas. They say my share of the costs is £51k! I don't have this funnily enough and as the flat is only worth about £225K, I don't think it is worthwhile. I'm really stressed about this - what can I do?

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theartfullodger Posts: 15,707 Forumite

3 February at 5:35PM edited 3 February at 5:35PM

What does your lease say about such payments. (Have you read it?).

You want to avoid the place being forfeit... Understand?

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tacpot12 Posts: 9,261 Forumite

3 February at 5:41PM

Have you received a Section 20 Notice? When did you receive it?

The comments I post are my personal opinion. While I try to check everything is correct before posting, I can and do make mistakes, so always try to check official information sources before relying on my posts.
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MSE_James Posts: 1,685 Community Admin

3 February at 5:57PM

It depends on the council, but some will go beyond their legal obligations and offer a variety of payment plans

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