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I'll try to be brief as I can.

So after many phone calls and sending in emails with the damaged roof I got an "inspector" to come round from city building (who btw are half owned by wheatley group and Glasgow City Council! Makes you wonder right!)

Main purpose was to get a quote for either a brand new roof, or repointing the ridges and replacing few tiles etc and clearing the debris.

The inspector said they no longer replace roofs any longer (which isn't what his colleague who repaired the leak said to me) and he also said they likely won't repair the roof because there is a chance they will damage it more because the can break tiles etc.

I am waiting for a answer from city building of they will just do a touch up or not. The city building inspector said to chase Lowther homes to get external quotes for the roof. And see if the neighbours are OK with it, which I doubt.

It's gonna be approx £40k from what I have been told by other external roofers. That's about £7k each, and they want the money upfront. Lowther won't pay for it then reclaim the money.

So I'll once again be chasing lowther to see if the roof can be replaced, otherwise its just a matter of time before I will get leaks coming through. Also some of the leaks may not drop on my ceiling 9t on the tarpaulin they put under the leak.

They don't come back and actively see if the leaks been fixed. Which is rubbish, I have plans to go up there and add a few boards to see the attic better.

If there is more trust amongst neighbours and the legal system more accessible you wouldn't need factors. The factor fees in the past 10 years would have paid for a new roof and left us with some spare change.


DM me if you need any details or help etc.