Q: I am trying to find an exemplar H&S policy and H&S Risk Assessment for a medium-sized block of flats that we can amend to work for us. Can you advise me if I can find one on your website or where I could find one of each to use as a basis for our […]
Q: At present, our officers and committee members are reviewing the ‘Constitution’, which is some eight years old, and out of date. We wish to include one prime change (which does not feature within our current ‘Constitution’) and that is, ‘to accommodate a member’s entitlement to appoint a proxy, primarily, because we have three apartment […]
Q: Our block is an Art Deco building of forty flats, locally listed as a building of special interest in a Conservation Area. Each leaseholder owns one-fortieth of the freehold. After decades of neglect, we are currently undergoing extensive refurbishment to restore the building to its former grandeur. A recent fire safety inspection listed a […]
Q: We have experienced a particularly bad season this year of seagulls nesting on the roof of our block and around the property. To gull proof the property will cost money and the management company had a split decision recently as to whether they should invest in such deterrents. To what degree is the management […]
Q: I am 1 of 12 freeholders who have a flat in a block. The flats are owned by 9 members. We are about the undertake a project to virtually rebuild the car park and undertaking which will cost approximately £100,000. We have invoked Section 20 but have five landlords that between them own seven […]
Q: I have had a request to supply a copy of the property insurance to agents acting for a leaseholder. They say “As we are the managing agent for our client we have a duty of care to ensure they have adequate cover. If you can’t release this information, would it be possible for you […]
Q: We have requested several times for details of existing contracts and specification of maintenance and facility services as we wish to be properly consulted and involved in placing new contracts. Our RSL is procrastinating so we would be grateful to know what effective steps we may take to resolve this impasse. Is the right […]
Q: I can confirm that 11 leaseholders (myself included) out of a total of 27 leaseholders have already extended their leases. As far as I know all these extensions were granted pursuant to the LRHUDA 1993 and, therefore, carry a peppercorn ground rent. It has been the policy of the company not to charge a […]
Q: You have been most helpful in the past in interpreting our lease and we are writing now to ask for clarification of a point which may be of equal interest to other Residents’ Companies or Associations. Our query relates to a Lessee’s ability to sub-let an apartment. In reality, approximately a quarter of our […]
Q: We are seeking some guidance / legal advice regarding short term lets in our building. We think (and hope) that they are in contravention of the lease and we are looking at how to proceed with preventing the ones that are being let. We do have a number of lets on ASTs which we […]
