LEASEHOLDERS of an Andover estate say they have been left feeling suicidal because their housing provider landlord is proposing to bill them up to £27,000 EACH to fund a £4.5m maintenance project.

Kingsway Gardens residents have received letters from Aster Group detailing works to be carried out on Saxon, Stuart, York and Tudor Courts with estimates of charges per flat as much as £27,000.

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