In 2019, one lady was paying about £750 a year in service charges, for her flat. Then the #Freehold was sold at an auction to another firm, who increased her charges and by 2023, her bill was £3,198 - an increase of 320% in four years❗
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#HousingCrisis #Leasehold #Leaseholders #MortgageCrisis #LeaseholdScandal #Housing
Westminster Council wants housing tenants’ and leaseholders’ views on a new draft Housing Compensation Policy. Image: Westminster Council
Westminster Council wants its housing tenants and leaseholders to give their views on a new draft of its Housing Compensation Policy, which aims to improve the way the local authority makes amends to residents when it fails to deliver a service.
“We strive to deliver the best possible housing services to our residents, but we know that sometimes things go wrong,” states the council.
“That’s why we are proposing a new Housing Compensation Policy for Westminster Housing tenants and leaseholders. The policy aims to provide a fairer approach to how we assess and award compensation for your home when we fail to deliver a service.”
Westminster says it wants to make the process of assessing compensation as simple and as quick as possible, to make it easier for residents to claim, and to ensure that the council listens and learns from the responses.
#council-housing #housing #leaseholders #public-consultations #social-housing #westminster-city-council
#uk #Localauthority or #council leaseholders have to share costs, have no say over who does the job and can face financial ruin - Now I believe that everyone who buys a #property has to be #caveatemptor - separating #leaseholders and build/land holders is crazy. #coop ownership of the building is the only sensible approach and minority leaseholders need protection like they would have if they were minority #shareholders
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