Owners of Centre Point flats tell of distress at £240,000 repair bills

Centre Point House, left, in central London, where leaseholders face huge bills for renovations. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

A group of flat owners in a landmark building complex in central London have been hit with bills for almost £240,000 each for repairs and renovations.

The leaseholders of flats on the Centre Point estate in Westminster have described the anguish they face in trying to pay for the £7m renovation.