Hello
I own a leasehold property; Haringey council are my freeholders. I've recently been hit with an inexplicably high estimate for some building works that are due to be carried out on the building in which my flat forms part of. In particular, the cost of the roof replacement works and the scaffolding is rather excessive.
Just wondering if anyone on this site is in the same position as me? and would like to share their experience.
Thank you
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You have the right to have service charges assessed by the property tribunal to check they are reasonable. You say the scaffolding and re-roofing charges seem excessive. Have you had your own quotes to compare? Any challenge to the tribunal will have to be evidence based so arm yourself with knowledge!
Alternatively would you want to explore buying your freehold? You would need at least 50% of the flats in the building to participate. I’m a lawyer who specialises in this area so I can assist if you and your fellow leaseholders are interested. I act against councils all the time (normally Westminster and Camden).
Scaffolding is surprisingly expensive.
I agree with Percy and am a valuer that specialises in these issues and can help you with determining and negotiating the correct value for the freehold.
Thanks Antoinette, I have already written to them.
Thanks for your comments. I really wouldn't be interested in buying the freehold at the moment but appreciate your advice Percy Pig. Thanks
I can't believe that scaffolding would cost £4,957! (Haringey's estimate not including removal of waste) A basic internet search tells me that it is estimated to cost around £1,100 (for a building of similar size and structure) Thanks
A week?
I wouldn't know! But by the time the green canvas was down, summer was definitely over.
I was a Haringey leaseholder until recently and there were two leaseholder organisations which I sometimes received emails from: HLA and HLCG - if you Google "Haringey leaseholder" they'll come up.
I got the impression they were rivals fighting with each other, which all seemed a bit unprofessional. But they might have some info about this kind of thing online.
Thanks Sarach C I have written to both organisations so far.
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