Since purchasing our flat in December 2019 we’ve already paid £12,000 for “maintenance works” for the building - this is a Victorian conversion flat with 4 flats in the building. This was the price of a new carpet and paint in the communal hallway.
Yesterday I received an email from the property management company quoting £45,000 excluding VAT for external works of the building.
The vagueness of the breakdown of the costs terrify me - “£10,000 for decoration” The list of