Gah!

[andrewducker]

I need to get hold of my deeds to find out if I can get anyone else to contribute towards the costs of sorting the pipe (which now seems to be corroded further up (although still within my flat).  However, my bank are telling me that they can't copy the deeds and give that copy to me, but they will let a solicitor look at them.

Can that possibly be right?  Or should I keep phoning them until I get a customer services person who will send them to me?

Anyone had to go through this themselves?

Comments

[andrewducker]

Spoken to someone. It is communal - but the council won't get involved as the repair has been carried out. Instead what I need to do is get copies of the invoice to the people above me and then ask them for their share. If they don't pay then I have to take them to the small claims court, but they would be liable.

[dalglir.livejournal.com]

damn - that sucks

[heron61.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a serious hassle. I suspect that things work the same thing over here.

[red-phil.livejournal.com]

Stick a football bladder into the pipe and inflate it.
Tell them that until they pay you what they owe you they don't get use of the pipe.