AS a resident of Walnut Place in Ilminster, who also pays a service charge, I feel I have to respond to Sally-Anne Walmsley’s comments regarding the so-called “extortionate” service charges on the flat she lives in.

I am a tenant in the same building and I do not begrudge paying the £1.96 per week it costs for Stonewater as our landlords to employ contractors to: clean the windows; keep the communal gardens tidy; keep communal areas clean and tidy; and any additional maintenance that needs to be carried out.

To employ private contractors to carry out these duties, it would cost us all a lot more per year.

I have always found Stonewater as landlords very helpful and considerate to any issues that have arisen, and they have always been dealt with swiftly and efficiently.

Graham Rose

Walnut Place, Ilminster

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