@JimmyT said:
Are the doors and windows common property in a 1970s building?…
Yes I believe they are common property. Unfortunately the main issue for me is heat and noise insulation (it’s a cold shady flat in the winter and faces the road), so I feel that single glazing is no longer enough. Even if I demanded new windows, I couldn’t reasonably expect them to be double-glazed. So I’m happy to bear the cost and let the doors and windows become my responsibility.
I guess I’m interested to know whether the committee are obliged to answer my questions (without requiring some sort of special meeting). For example they have told me no “bottom opening windows”. My proposed windows were all going to be sliding, but now it looks like I might need a single pane top-hinged kitchen window. So I have asked for the reasoning behind “no bottom opening windows”, but they keep replying with “present your By Law at an EGM”. Do you think they are obliged to give me an answer?
Many thanks for your advice.