Q: I am encountering apparently contradictory statements re Disabled Access. We are a block of 26 seafront flats and we own the freehold. Firstly, I have read that under the Equality Act 2010, if you are a freeholder of a block of flats, you have a statutory duty to allow reasonable adaptions to the communal …
Q: The husband of one of our leaseholders needs wheelchair access to their ground floor flat. The Council have told the leaseholder that they can’t help as the flat is privately owned and that it is the Management Company’s responsibility. Whilst I accept that we would have to give our approval for any alterations to …
Q: We would appreciate some advice on a matter of alteration to demised premises on medical grounds. The background is as follows: A resident aged 60+ has sleep apnea and COPD ( not in dispute) and has requested an installation of and externally situated air condition unit with and internal high level split vent fixed …
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 …