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Tower Hamlets leaseholders fighting for open Audit

Across the length and breadth of the country local councils are loosing tribunal cases, where leaseholders were rigorous, tenancies and determined not to allow the overcharging of service charges. It's a pity that many identical cases were lost because leaseholders were too timid

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The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal is only a compromise

Too weak to enforce any directions

some councillors appear to be taking leasholders seriously

It's interesting how a council that has been forced to acknowledge massive accounting errors in leaseholders service charge bills, now seems to be willing to let Leaseholders take responsibility for their own windows,

This may seem like a good idea and it may well prove beneficial to many leaseholders living below the fifth floor, but for those who take full responsibility for the external parts of their windows above the fifth floor, the cost of individual scaffolding in the event that your council slaps a notice on you, to repair defective windows in the future could prove financially disastrous.

Harriet Harman M.P attends leaseholders meeting

did these leaseholders consider the full implications of their actions

Parliamentary NewsletterSpring 2009 HARRIET HARMAN QC MP Member of Parliament for Camberwell & Peckham Published by Harriet Harman QC MP, House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA. Paid for out of the parliamentary communications allowance. Designed and printed by Greatledge Printers, Malaga House, Pink Bank Lane, Longsight M12 5GH Harriet and the Minister for Sport with pupils from Lyndhurst Primary school on 21st January

Fighting for a New Window Policy for Leaseholders The problem of window replacement and large heating charges are the most common reason leaseholders contact me for help - as well as not receiving a clear break down from Southwark Council of what they are being charged for. Many leaseholders tell me that they want to be responsible for installing and maintaining their own windows. On 27th February I held a public meeting for Southwark Leaseholders. Many people came to tell me about their problems and discuss action. Representatives from Southwark Council and the Leasehold Advisory Service also attended. I believe it is time Southwark Council changed its policy on window replacement and maintenance for leaseholders. I am pleased that the Council have agreed to work with me and the leaseholders to develop this new policy, as well as making leaseholders’ bills clearer.

ONE should always think about every angle and far into the future before leaseholders take control over the "external outsides of their widows and frames" here is the future scenario for those above the fith floor.

your windows are getting tatty you decide to sell up and an astute solicitor or surveyor asks who is responsible for windows. YOU the leaseholder proudly say ME i am responsible. To which the buyers surveyor and/or solicitor replies sorry deal is off. DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH IT WILL COST TO SCAFFOLD UP TO YOUR WINDOWS IF PRICED INDIVIDUALLY WITHOUT THE COUNCILS BULK BUYING DISCOUNT POWERS.

Ah but they can put the windows in from the inside you reply, yes says the buyers solicitor but the Council will insist that the external parts of window are sealed and made watertight and they will also insist that you meet health and safety legislation and that means highly expensive individually priced access by whatever means, to the outsides of leaseholders windows

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