Ref; I took photos of all of the issues for reference as although the inventory listed them, it was not reflected in the photos provided. Have you signed the Inventory? agreeing or disagreeing to the condition of the property or made any reference regarding time scale to have the items put right?

Hi Stu007 Thanks to you and everyone else who replied, Much appreciated Sorry I didn't make a number of things clear, I do own the property and my proportion of the costs will be £1,624.35 X 42 = £68,222.70 there is 42 flats in the block, I believe there is only one other private owner in the block and the rest of the flats are council. The costs for these doors are separate from my service charges. I have been corresponding with the council by email since last november and also had a meeting with them last month, but they just keep repeating themselves saying these costs are reasonable and if i dont agree i can take my case to a valuation tribunal, The tender for the works was the lowest or so they say. With regard to your No4, costs being factored into the business plan, sorry, I'm not sure what you mean, the council have told me they do not have a reserve fund for these costs.

Hi everyone, just joining for the first time and looking for some help or advice. I am in a dispute with haringey council over their costs to replace the communal door on the entrance to my block of flats. I work in the construction industry myself and know only to well the work involved and costs for these works., this is very basic type work, just replacing old with new, no major construction work involved. I have contacted the companies that will be supplying both the steel door and frame, and also the new entry phone system and received quotes for supply and fit one steel door and frame £2,600. supply one entryfone system £866.00 plus the cost for connecting the entry phone to six flats. I would estimate a total of approximately £4000.00 The council are replacing doors in eleven different estates in the area and will be able to negotiate a much better price on a bulk buy deal rather than the quote I received for just one door & entryphone. there is seven communal doors in total in my block which access 42 flats, each communal door accesses 6 flats and the council are suggesting it will cost £68,222.00 to replace seven doors, absolutely insane, thats almost £10,000.00 for each door, compare this against my own very generous estimate of £4000 I already pay £1100.00 per year in service charges and my argument was, why dont the council have a reserve fund for this type of work and if not where is my service charges been spent because they are certainly not been spent on the estate. I have since found out that 98% of the tenants in the block are council and they dont pay for these new doors or service charges therefore the council are footing the bill and are targeting the private leasholder like myself with these extortionate charges. I do intend to fight these extortionate charges somehow and would appreciate a little help or advice Regards M.Harley