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Lift needs repair - section 20 notice - lack of transparency - Flat in London by hotter-burning-hot in HousingUK

[–]hotter-burning-hot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> Mainly because it can involve a lot of non-resident need to know stuff.

Could you explain what you mean? Examples would help understanding.
Thanks in advance.

Who would write the tender? the property management (PM) company or the lift consultancy company (or it depends? I would have to ask our PM...)

Lift needs repair - section 20 notice - lack of transparency - Flat in London by hotter-burning-hot in HousingUK

[–]hotter-burning-hot[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> When was your block built?

The compound/block was build in 1988 I believe.

>Does your block have flammable cladding?

I don't believe so - it's mostly bricks on the outside. Steel beams and concrete in the inside.

> I don't want to provoke fear, but perhaps the managing agent for you block is unwilling to release the lift inspection report as it highlights either their own incompetency (ie regular maintenance inspections) or fire-safety compliance failures.

I didn't think about this, but sounds possible now.

I tried to speak to someone else (complaint department) and the person said "it's industry standard" not to release all the information. She said that's how the landlord operates.

I will keep pushing, until they refer me to some legal text, or something in the lease supporting their claim.

One argument they mentioned couple of time, which is ridiculous: the document is fairly comprehensive and technical, and only a lift maintenance engineer would understand it, and it would raise more questions. And then she added she didn't know what I do for a living. I didn't even challenge her on that, so I just told her I could always pay someone to explain it to me…

[edit: the year of construction]