[ms-protect-content id=”4097″] NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2016 Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the above named company will be held at: Omni House, 252 Belsize Road, London NW6 4BT On Wednesday 16 November 2016 at 7.15pm The Leasehold Exhibition, Conference and Advice Surgeries will run from 5.30pm-8.45pm FPRA MEMBERS ONLY […]
Welcome to L8MS! Legionella risk assessment software of Residential Accommodation (Landlords). For Service providers, estate agents, lettings agents, surveyors and service engineers. The Approved Code of Practice for The control of Legionella Bacteria in Water Systems (ACoP L8) has been rewritten and published last in November 2013. There is a new guidance document for […]
Owner Deceased Q: A neighbour died nine years ago and his flat is still registered with the Land Registry in his name as having title absolute. We think we know the name and address of the beneficiary, who has promptly paid the service charges but not, apparently, notified the Land Registry. The company secretary can […]
Q: We have a situation that has arisen which the residents’ association is unsure about. At the last bi-annual meeting it was agreed by three directors that the yearly maintenance fee should be increased by £500 per year to cover the costs of the redecoration bill (to be done in 2017) as well as cover […]
Q: The old boiler room at our block is no longer in use and it has been suggested that it could be sold. As the majority of the flat owners now hold the freehold, what are the tax implications if it was sold, and the money distributed among the shareholders? Alternatively, could the money raised […]
Q: Could you offer guidance as to the fees that can be charged by ourselves as managers during a lease transfer? During recent sales we have been approached by existing owners, their solicitors, the buyer’s solicitors, and on occasion by the buyers themselves, seeking lease and property details. The requests have been by email, telephone, […]
Q: We are a residential block of 42 flats with our own private car park for around 20 cars. There has always been a “Disabled” parking space which was used by one of the original residents, who now has sadly passed away. A question raised at our committee meeting yesterday was: “Do we have to […]
Q: I am a director of the management company of a block of 16 flats whose shares are divided equally between the current 16 leaseholders, of which I am one. Most of the flats are owner-occupied, but some are let out. Recently a potential purchaser of one of the ground floor flats, who was confined […]
Q: We are a development of 40 flats arranged over three floors and like many others we have the ground and first floors flats’ cold water tank in the roof space in the communal stairwell (the top floor flat has its tank in the loft space above the flat ). Each flat has a hot […]
Q: We have three bank accounts: 1, company bank account; 2, service charge account; 3, tracker account. 1, Company account: This account has income from registration/administration charges from flat sales and the 10 per cent discount we receive on ground rent invoiced by the head lessor (the freeholder) Outgoings from this account are such as […]
