Anyone know the score with stats in Edinburgh right now? Just sold my flat with 3 of them outstanding - last I heard (a few months back) the whole council dept was shut subject to a fraud investigation?
I was in my flat today finalising it and someone had left a note asking when I was going to fix a busted stair railing. [The railing was smashed by a thief who stole my wife's bike a couple of months back (thief was subsequently caught)]. I feared for my sides splitting at the idea that I would pay for this on my own - wouldn't this be the sort of thing that a stat notice would be raised for? What are the chances of that happening if the entire dept is bolloxed?
Gary - its an utter mess. 500+ cases are being investigated and lots of litigation pending. I would expect a time scale of years to get resolution - the good news is there is a fair chance your bills will be reduced if the notice was for major repairs.
As for the railing - it would be cheapest for the joint owners to arrange it themselves - notices are only issued it the owners cannot do this and at the moment notices are only supposed to be issued for safety critical effects
Thanks Jeremy, I envisage a long wait then. Two of my notices are trivial but one involves a roof and is more substantial.
To think the statutary notice started out as a half decent idea. I wonder if it will survive the current upheaval?
It will remain but there will be far greater scrutiny I think - no checks and balances
Have you put in a complaint about yours? Most recent ones seem to have been overcharged and more work done than could be justified. Might well be worth doing. email me off forum if I can help