You will have received this leaflet with the latest rates demand advertising a free service by a Richard Morrison who seems to be on the KCDC payroll — if so you’ll be paying for him via your rates impost, so you may as well make use of the service if you think it could be useful.
Other things: those with wood fires should ensure they clean their chimneys — the Fire Service tell us that chimney fires are their main cause of call-outs during the winter months.
Other general maintenance like potential roof leaks, clogged spouting and guttering obviously should be attended to as well.
Yet another example of non-core business.
If people are saving on electricity bills shouldn’t they pay for this service? A lot of elderly go without heating because they can’t afford their electric bill. Then their rates are spent on this.