[jaysay]

Got A letter this morning from HH regarding the locks, now I'm not sure if all residents concerned have got a letter of this type or I have been singled out because I went public in the Obs about the problem. Normally when its a blanket drop they usually addressed Dear Resident and are delivered by had, but this one was address personally to me.

Basically the letter went into details about what actually went on and enclosed a couple of lines from Government Guidance. It then went on to detail what has been decided and when it will be carried out commencing the 15th August 2011.

Basically they are replacing the current locks with Euro-profile locks with thumb-turns to the inside for uPVC/composite doors and Nightlatch [without snibs] to communal entrance doors. That is the exact wording of the statement verbatim

After fitting of these locks two keys per lock will be given to each flat which will need to be signed for. wonderful

This letter was signed by Andrew Peak Lead Project Surveyor, asset Management Section

I'm really pleased that they have gone to all this trouble just for our safety, the only problem I have is this, if Mr Peak had have done a little surveying prior to the original locks being removed he may just have found out that the locks which were removed where exactly the same locks which they are now going to install, i.e A thumb turn on the inside of the door, no key needed, doh. In other words they have just undertaken an exercise in crass stupidity and a waste of money which COULD have been spent on other needy projects, you really couldn't make it up.