Q: We have a Leaseholder in our block who has rented out her flat and retained the garage for her boat and canoes etc. This means that her tenant will need to use the space in front of her garage or the visitor parking. Because we live directly opposite the beach this will cause us …
Q: Our building has the facility of CCTV monitoring and recording of the two main reception areas and the car park. A request has been received from one of the residential Leaseholders to have the CCTV cameras routed to his apartment. Under the data protection act I have refused but he is being quite insistent, …
Q: I am asking on behalf of one of the leaseholders in our RA. The leaseholder owns a first floor flat in a small block consisting of four flats and four ground floor commercial units. Below the flat owner is a restaurant. A leak has appeared in the ceiling of the restaurant that is in …
Q: I am one of five directors writing on behalf our management company. Three of the directors are wishing to hold an EGM with reference to our working capabilities with two new directors which has now become untenable. Therefore we would like to hold an EGM to discuss with the shareholders the board’s position. How …
Q: We plan to refurbish our block and we are obtaining estimates for either rendering or pointing the exterior. There are 11 flats and each has a vote on which ‘finish’ we decide on. We have a meeting to discuss estimates and we now believe there are likely to be different and vociferous views. My …
Q: I believe there have been changes in the law which permit voting on a show of hands at company general meetings by holders of proxies, regardless of the provisions of the company’s Articles. I sense that we may have a situation at our forthcoming AGM where a shareholder who also holds another shareholder’s proxy …
Q: On our estate (we own the land) there are two courtyards of garages, about half of which are owned by the residents. A non-resident owner has recently changed the door to an unused garage and dumped the old one on our land! We never see the owners. I have an address and phone numbers. …
Q: I am writing regards Employer’s Liability insurance, which used to be included as part of our buildings insurance policy, but is no longer covered. This has made us a little bit concerned, although we do not actually employ anyone, so believe the cover would not cover anyone anyway. We were wondering however, we do …
Q: We own the freehold of the block and some of the lessees would like to extend their lease. The majority have a lease of 999 years from 25.3.1972. For those that don’t, we have negotiated a reduced fee for the solicitor that acts on behalf of the management company, but he says the lessees …
Q: We are a complex of 63 flats, we own our own freehold and a committee of residents acts as managing agents. We are embarking on an upgrade/replacement programme for our three elderly lifts. I’m sure this has been a path taken by many of the members of your organisation and we would welcome feedback …