I own my flat which is on leasehold. I am on the fourth floor of a seven floor block. The local council have instructed us to make our front doors air tight to prevent fire spreading. In process of doing. Now they have said they wish to enter my premises to survey it to see if anything presents a fire risk. If so they will enforce me to make changes etc. If I do not comply I will be fined etc. In some cases they have threatened tennants with removal from their premises (even though they own them) or demolishing the blocks of flats. Is any of this legal?
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Can council evict leaseholders if fire safety is insufficient?
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, Jan 17 2012 01:15 PM
leasehold tenants fire safety
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Tom Sutton
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Posted 17 January 2012 - 07:07 PM
I would be post haste to the nearest Citizens Advice Bureau at least go online at http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/ you need legal advice.
All my responses only apply to England and Wales and they are an overview of the subject, hopefully it will point you in the right direction and always treat with caution. Scotland and Northern Ireland has differing legislation
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Posted 20 January 2012 - 01:31 PM
Hi
Here are some links that you might find useful with regards to this situation and being a Leaseholder in general.
This is a free government body who give help and advice to leaseholders http://www.lease-adv...rg/default2.asp
and also this site http://www.alep.org.uk/
Good luck, hope you get a satisfactory resolution.
Here are some links that you might find useful with regards to this situation and being a Leaseholder in general.
This is a free government body who give help and advice to leaseholders http://www.lease-adv...rg/default2.asp
and also this site http://www.alep.org.uk/
Good luck, hope you get a satisfactory resolution.
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