Hi,

I have a client who has asked me to assist her with an appeal against a decision not to include an element of her service charge in her housing costs element.

It has been decided that the element, which is resurfacing the road outside the clients home in a estate, is not connected to the adequacy of the accommodation and is not a reapir or improvement hat is allowed under the Is Reg's para 16(2)of schedule 3 to IS Regs

I know it is a slighty tenuous argument but can anyone think of a way of getting them to be recognised as connected with the adequacy of my clients accommodation the DM has stated that the road is only resurfaced to improve the appearance of the property and has no connection to maintain fitness for habitation.........thanks anyone who has any ideas..