Summary
The chairman of a housing liaison board has resigned and accused Birmingham City Council of unreasonable behaviour after it charged elderly residents in three tower blocks pounds 21,500 each for repairs to the outside walls.
John Spooner, who is threatening to complain to the Parliamentary Ombudsman, alleges that the council is ignoring provisions in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act which sets out guidelines for "reasonable" maintenance charges.See the full content of this document
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Housing Chief Quits in Row with City Council
Mr Spooner quit as chairman of the leaseholders' liaison board, claiming that residents who had bought leases off the council to flats at the Yew Tree est...
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