new roof cost

beattiesman · 23 September 2018 at 3:57PM

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 · 23 September 2018 at 7:55PM

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 · 24 September 2018 at 5:46PM

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 · 24 September 2018 at 7:24PM

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 · 4 October 2018 at 1:55PM

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

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=5789909

you do seem rather unlucky with your RTB property empire

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