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Howard
We had a Section 20 notice last year, as part of which every flat had to move data/phone cables in order that the work could be started. I've not been round to check recently but a generous estimate is that 50% of the flats have done the required work, with the remainder still showing the jaunty red cardboard tag above their doors, attached to errant cables.
I'd been holding off paying as until the cables are moved the work can't start, and at the current rate of cable moving the work won't start until 2021. I asked why I should park my money with the managing agent for possibly years, and got no answer.
Then early this year we had a letter from the managing agent saying that they had to re-tender for the works, and they'd let us know what the new figure would be.
I had assumed that this suspended the S20 payment whilst they went through the tender process and then awarded the contract, and provided a revised figure to all the lessees.
However, today we received a letter saying that our S20 invoice had been passed to a firm of solicitors to extract the cash from us.
Which presumably means they want us to pay the old, not obsolete sum, then (presumably) a top-up for the new amount, whatever that is.
Is this kosher, or should the re-tendering suspend the process until we actually know what the cost is going to be?