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<blockquote data-quote="Drucker" data-source="post: 6139517" data-attributes="member: 40902"><p>Anyway, according to the new owners, (and the sales brochure upon which they based their decision to buy the building) there are a number of refurbished vacant apartments currently in the building.</p><p></p><p>Therefore, why not do the refurbishment on a phased basis? Move the affected tenants into the vacant refurbished apartments while they complete the refurbishment, until all the work is complete.</p><p></p><p>As for the pictures of the refurbished apartments:</p><p></p><p>This is a non refurbished apartment:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i66.tinypic.com/4rxb3q.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And this is a refurbished apartment:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i68.tinypic.com/xd56pg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>The above images are from the sales brochure produced by Lisney when they were promoting this "Asset Management Opportunity."</p><p></p><p>Now, I'm a simple man, but repainting a bedroom and moving the furniture around does not involve "refurbishment" to me.</p><p></p><p>It certainly would not require the mass evacuation of the entire building to complete.</p><p></p><p>So, the plan must be to embark on major structural refurbishment of the building. If that is the case, they may need to get planning permission from the local authority.</p><p></p><p>If they do not require planning, then the refurbishment must be relatively minor. </p><p></p><p>In that case I presume the residents can stay in situ during the refurbishment.</p><p></p><p>If however there is a real and present fire safety risk requiring the replacement of fire doors then the building should be evacuated immediately.</p><p></p><p>Or to put it another way: the purchasers should really consider engaging a different PR company to issue their statements.</p><p></p><p>But, as I said, I am a simple man, and I too believe that everyone should be free to make a profit: but there are standards in place to protect consumers and in this case I think the standards could be a bit more stringent to offer better consumer protection.</p><p></p><p>For example, if a car manufacturer could save more money and run it's business more efficiently by eliminating important safety features than I think that it should be punished.</p><p></p><p>It's not a simple "it's their building and they can do what they like with it," it's much more complex than that.</p><p></p><p>Just like a hotel cannot use the excuse of "we can do what we like" when justifying the leakage of carbon monoxide into bedrooms.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Drucker, post: 6139517, member: 40902"] Anyway, according to the new owners, (and the sales brochure upon which they based their decision to buy the building) there are a number of refurbished vacant apartments currently in the building. Therefore, why not do the refurbishment on a phased basis? Move the affected tenants into the vacant refurbished apartments while they complete the refurbishment, until all the work is complete. As for the pictures of the refurbished apartments: This is a non refurbished apartment: [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/4rxb3q.jpg[/IMG] And this is a refurbished apartment: [IMG]http://i68.tinypic.com/xd56pg.jpg[/IMG] The above images are from the sales brochure produced by Lisney when they were promoting this "Asset Management Opportunity." Now, I'm a simple man, but repainting a bedroom and moving the furniture around does not involve "refurbishment" to me. It certainly would not require the mass evacuation of the entire building to complete. So, the plan must be to embark on major structural refurbishment of the building. If that is the case, they may need to get planning permission from the local authority. If they do not require planning, then the refurbishment must be relatively minor. In that case I presume the residents can stay in situ during the refurbishment. If however there is a real and present fire safety risk requiring the replacement of fire doors then the building should be evacuated immediately. Or to put it another way: the purchasers should really consider engaging a different PR company to issue their statements. But, as I said, I am a simple man, and I too believe that everyone should be free to make a profit: but there are standards in place to protect consumers and in this case I think the standards could be a bit more stringent to offer better consumer protection. For example, if a car manufacturer could save more money and run it's business more efficiently by eliminating important safety features than I think that it should be punished. It's not a simple "it's their building and they can do what they like with it," it's much more complex than that. Just like a hotel cannot use the excuse of "we can do what we like" when justifying the leakage of carbon monoxide into bedrooms. [/QUOTE]
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