Q: We are a committee that has gained recognition (reluctantly) from our landlord and in terms of having input into spending decisions, section 20s, maintenance etc, we wish to keep the recognised status. Is our recognition time limited and subject to a resubmission? Is there training available so that we are clear on any obligations […]
Q: What is a reasonable fee to charge for filling in the answers to multiple questions from a solicitor acting for a new purchaser of a flat? We have provided this information free in the past but I was told at your AGM that it is normal to charge! FPRA Chairman Bob Smytherman replies: […]
Q: We have been in touch with a flooring company as we need to replace the present floor tiles in the communal areas. The company have said that they will visit to give an estimate but that they would not be able to undertake any work without an asbestos survey report. I have written to […]
Q: Each year our AGM attendance is diminishing. Only eight residents out of a possible 100 attended this year. In one of your recent magazine articles I read that it was not always the case that an AGM was a legal requirement. I would really appreciate receiving any information regarding this as the committee is […]
Q: I live in a block of eight flats on a large purpose built mixed residential estate (freeholders, leaseholders and social housing). In 2011 residents of our block of flats formally established a residents’ association in line with the procedures set by the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) in England to act on behalf of residents […]
Q: A situation has arisen where a meeting has been held where all leaseholders were present and it was agreed that leaseholders would make decisions on projects and their costs. As far as I can see this is incorrect as only directors can make those decisions as they have financial responsibility for the company. They should […]
Q: The new LPE1 form has the following question: Please confirm the date of the last buildings reinstatement cost assessment? I have spoken with the insurance broker that the previous managing agents and the freeholder use and neither has any record of this. We took over the management in 2005 and the insurance has always […]
Q: We’d be grateful for your advice and comments on a matter that has emerged during the last twelve months and is now on the agenda for our AGM. Our block has twelve apartments for residents over 55. The Lease provides for the service of a warden in case of an emergency. This service was […]
Q: We have two blocks of maisonettes with communal corridors and outside each front and back door their is a canopy with our name on in. The problem we have is that as smoking is no longer permitted in the internal communal areas – and a lot of owners do not want smoking in their […]
Q: Is there a legal basis of a “right to light” that may be blocked by adjacent trees? We are a small development of 22 flats set in what was the copse of an old manor house. Our grounds are surrounded on two side by trees both in our grounds and outside our boundary which […]
