Islington council is to overhaul how leaseholders are charged for repair works after being forced to write off more than £300,000 following successful appeals against overcharging – with the prospect of another £429,000 still to be paid out.
The major climbdown was announced at Tuesday night’s Audit Committee meeting, when chairman Labour councillor Phil Kelly admitted there had been “mistakes” and welcomed a new era of “understanding and communication” between leaseholders and council officials.
It follows last year’s extraordinary victory for seven leaseholders who live at Tremlett Grove, Archway, who had their bills reduced by 60 per cent, from £28,000 to £12,000 for roof work, which a tribunal ruled was not necessary.
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