This is a reasonable question. The City own the buildings and we just lease the flats within the structure (if you own your flat you are a "long lease holder"), so surely the City are responsible for the outer concrete fabric of the estate.
Take the following with a small pinch of salt ...
Take the following with a small pinch of salt ...
The Barbican Association (BA) certainly felt that the City should be paying for the concrete repairs and said so to the City. The City replied that they felt residents should pay. The BA then hired legal help, and the City engaged their lawyers. After the BA had spent ~£20,000 of what could be thought of as resident's money, and the City had spent an unknown amount of what could be thought of as resident's money, the BA decided not to throw many more money into the fight. In the end, the City were willing to spend more of our money than the BA on making us spend our money on fixing the concrete. Clear?
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