{"id":151042,"date":"2025-04-14T14:30:37","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/an-expelled-fire-safety-engineer-has-made-my-flat-unsaleable\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T19:21:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T12:21:50","slug":"an-expelled-fire-safety-engineer-has-made-my-flat-unsaleable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/an-expelled-fire-safety-engineer-has-made-my-flat-unsaleable\/","title":{"rendered":"An expelled fire safety engineer has made my flat unsaleable"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMy prospective buyers\u2019 lenders view the property as risky because the expert who certified it stands accused of malpracticeI am trapped in a shared-ownership flat, which is proving \u00adimpossible to sell because the fire safety engineer who surveyed the block is accused of forging fire safety certificates required by mortgage lenders. I own 45% of my home and pay rent on the remaining 55% to Metropolitan Thames Valley Housing (MTVH). The building has a valid fire risk certificate signed by Adam Kiziak of Tri Fire, but because he was later suspended pending investigation, lenders of prospective buyers view my flat as risky. MTVH is unable to give a timeline of when this will all be sorted out, yet is happy to raise rents while I am stuck. Moreover, it waited three months to inform us, during which time my flat was pointlessly on sale. This is my first home, but it\u2019s beginning to seem like a prison.ZV, Stevenage Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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