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He is indeed! :D Sorry, being a bit thick here... have you made a typo above - did you mean to say "as your housing association is NOT the council, but is private"??? Interesting, it's inevitable EVERYONE will be rejecting these costs and the estimates. It's also unlikely that the cost will...

That is a fantastic business model as it is entirely correct, you could legally do that. The housing company involved is a charitable registered society which apparently are businesses that are run for the benefit of the wider community, re-investing profits in the community. However...

Hey, No problem at all. I will ask that question - if she ever calls me back. The solicitor is the one that is dealing with our sale and purchase. I will stick with her for now, but if the house falls through I will potentially seek a specialist one in these kind of matters. If it does...

Hey, I think that law relates to council properties, mine isn't council owned. However, it is a good piece of guidance really and sort of sets the tone about what is fair and reasonable. I've no idea about contractors to be honest, I don't even know EXACTLY what work they want to do... they've...

Good post. I'm hoping there may be a way to sell as planned. But to agree that I will pay this bill when it's settled. I don't believe it will be £20k. I live in a horrible looking maisonette in a rubbish street. I don't believe anyone here has that kind of money. So I think it's a starting...

Absolutely will. Was just posting to vent and also for opinions. Usually helpful - which this has been - as others have stories, links, also nice to know that others are also shocked my the charges. Waiting for my solicitor to call. If this does all go wrong I will contact my neighbour who...

Yea that's a decent idea. I'm sure my solicitor who has been doing this for 20+ years has seen it all before. So I'm hoping she has some inventive solutions and may have a good way of dealing with this kind of thing. Thanks for the suggestion :-)

Good suggestion but unfortunately not. The numbers are quite tight as we are at the top of our budget. My partner is adding her savings into the sale of my house, and we are buying together. Moving from this 2 bed flat/masionette into a 4 bed detached with garage and garden... quite a big...

Yea I'm waiting for them to call me back Nothing, it was more a figure of speech, as well as a genuine statement that I'm possibly about to lose my new house and don't see any quick resolution to this. The issue isn't necessarily the cost, or the lack of quotes, invoices, the lack of...

UPDATE Our worst fears have been realised today. After emailing the new company, they have stated that: They estimate the work to cost between £15000-20000 per property They can offer up to 5 years interest free loan... if it was £15k that would equate to £270 a month The work will include...

Thanks for the advice everyone. In terms of legal advice, we have a good solicitor who has been handling the sale of our property, and the purchase of our next. I may ask her for advice, or possibly go to a different one. I found this document...

I have a few questions I need to get answered: - Legally where do I stand.... I think what they are doing is legal as it says something like that in the letter - What if an owner doesn't want to pay, I'm guessing the work gets done and the company take the owner to court I think there's...

Hi, I have lived in my property (a maisonette/flat) for nearly 7 years. The original company who owned the leasehold was a large organisation and their deal was always along the lines of: if the damage or problem is INTERNAL then it's your responsibilty. If it's external, then it is ours...

Hi, In the process of buying a new house. It's in very good condition and we've had a homebuyers report done. I know very little about building work and anything to do with DIY really. I'm aware that some things that surveyors pick up are due to them being protective over future liability...

The fire place is in the middle of the room, so the bay window is off to the side, and the other window is on the other side. I did think about putting a big tv at the far end of the room but it's a 19' room and so far away. Because there's only one family bathroom upstairs and no room for...

Haha yea, great idea but after buying this house we will be very very tight with money so probably wouldnt be able to afford anything as grand as you are suggesting! Good idea though :-)

Hey everyone, Really appreciate your views on this. Bear in mind I've not even bought the house yet, only had offer accepted and the paperwork is all going through. So it's just me jumping ahead and potentially over thinking things. I may move in and think this was all a ridiculous idea. I...

Thanks for the response. Not sure if the rooms would be tiny... will have to look at dimensions. If things do ago well and house purchase completes then I will do as someone else suggested and hang a sheet up to see what it would be like. It may be immediately obvious that it's a bad idea...

Hi everyone, I've recently bought a house... I'm getting ahead of myself as we are only just instructing solicitors so hopefully this doesn't all fall down. Floorplan Here is the ground floor layout. As you can see the living room is very long and quite narrow. It nearly put me off buying...

Hi everyone, I have an old WarmWorld condensing boiler (model HE30/40 I think) - here is the manual for it: http://www.warmworld.co.uk/sitedocs/boiler_man_1.pdf We have a big water tank in the loft, a water thing in the cupboard upstairs, and in the kitchen is our boiler. The boiler broke...