Residents on estate face ‘£42 daily fine’ for changing colours of front doors

Homeowners on the Hampstead Drive estate in Whitefield, Bury, who have painted front doors a different colour face a daily £42 fine until they change the colour back it is claimed

Angry residents on a housing estate have been told they face a £42 fine for changing the colour of their front doors, with one standing firm and refusing to repaint.

The homeowners on the estate in Whitefield, Bury, have learnt that they cannot change the colours of their doors to their own choice and face what could become a hefty fine if they do not oblige, reported the Manchester Evening News.

Six households have been given two weeks to conform and repaint their houses to the original colour scheme or face the daily £42 fine that could add up to more than an astronomical £15,000 over a year.

Houses on the estate have been painted different colours including one which is sky blue and other homes have different styles of doors fitted which are also not allowed.

One resident Frank Borson said he is not backing down after changing his front door from the original white to a dark green.

He said he received an email from the property management company that looks after the estate two weeks ago saying that he had breached the terms of contract with them as it would constitute “causing a nuisance”.

The 79-year-old retired IT salesman who has lived in his four bed townhouse for the last 18 years, said there was “no way” he was repainting his door.

He added: “To say the colour of someone’s door is causing a nuisance is ridiculous.

“If it was in the rules then that’s okay, but it’s not.

“There’s no way I am going to change it. Nobody is going to change it.”

The email from the property management company reads: “The colours of front doors across site should remain as originally installed (white) to keep uniformity across the development.

“The green door would constitute a breach of the TP1 Transfer Document as this would be considered to be causing a nuisance.”

Mr Borson was given a deadline of November 17 to carry out the work or face a £42 per day “administration charge”.

The Mirror has attempted to contact property company Manchester Residential Management Ltd for comment.