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i reckon it is going the same way in most areas , councils offloading to h.a.'s , dont help you though :(

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it just don't seem right though that if i buy a new lock and fit it,that it becomes the property of the council.
here's an idea suppose i buy the lock, fit it then send the council a bill for my time and labour,but i suppose they would even have a way to get out of paying that.

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You could always change the lock; keep the broken one and when you move out, take out your lock and fit back the broken one.......

Only a thought!

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Maybe a slight accident to the door is needed .Maybe if it looked like someone had tried to break in. Use a crowbar. Call the police get an incident number. Then call out the 24hr repair. This is just a thought only and i'm not called honest massive for nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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hello sipowicz
i already thought of that one but when i mentioned it to my local councillor he told me that it was no good if i put the broken lock back,the council would charge me for fitting a new one,and if i didn't pay they would persue payment through the courts.
so as you see they have us council tenants by the watsits

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thats no good mrmassive, the police would only be interested in my area if my door was doing 35mph in a 30 mph limit, sorry.

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same here i hate doing 60 in a 30 .Maybe the problems the monday nite country jukebox on lincs fm yuk!!!!!!!!! lol

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Then write to Watch Dog.I reckon this is just the sort of story they would love.It won't sort you out but it WILL embarrass the council.If there is enough publicity then maybe there will be a new council and a new edict from TB's government.


Incog. :)

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i never thought of that thanks incognitas.

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you aint got nowt to lose i reckon :tu:

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just been thinking about this watchdog idea.no good lads the council have us tenants in a no win situation.
just suppose i contact watchdog and they got the council to reverse there policy on repairs(i doubt if they would) but just say they did,the council would only go and put the rent up to compensate for this,and we would still have to pay.
as i said a no win situation

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Well it is up to you but I wouldn't want the barstewards to win myself.It's a licence to print money.I'd also be interested who has got the tender for doing these little repairs.

Where does it stop?What other little wrinkles have they got planned?

Incog.

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lincoln city council employ there own workmen,running around in shiny new vans and lorries

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If you change the lock for one of your own, I cannot see how the council can say that it then becomes thier property?
I'm sure that there must be some law somewhere that says its still your lock.
If you were to fit an expensive new TV Aerial, would the council expect to become the owners of that? providing you put back the original when you leave I dont think they could.

If you were to leave the house without a lock then you would be liable, if however you left it with the current lock in you would not.
So how can they make you liable if you replace the councils lock upon leaving (not that you have any intent on leaving).

I think a bit of council bull is apparent here.

Plastic door barrels are more than £2 now, when was the last time you got one guys? I just tried to find one to replace a plastic door barrel & the only ones I could find still cost me a tenner, B&Q did not have any such lock (if they did I'm sure it would cost more than £2).