Q: Our development has 193 flats in several blocks. There is an underground garage with 189 numbered spaces, each one part of an owner’s leased property. There are no unallocated areas. Visiting workpeople are lent a space temporarily. Some residents have raised the matter of vehicle charging points. When discussed, some residents considered it unfair …
Parking Problems Q: We need some advice on car parking at our development as we are about to appoint a car park management company to manage our car park. We have an issue with one tenant/lessee who is sub-letting their car parking space to a person who does not live at the development. Obviously with …
Electric Vehicle Charging Q: You had a newsletter article on the move to ultra-low emission vehicles and implications for leasehold properties. We have received a number of enquires as to what if anything is being done on our estate to address the issue and at this year’s AGM a decision was taken to, in principle …
Parking Problems Q: We need some advice on car parking at our development as we are about to appoint a car park management company to manage our car park. We have an issue with one tenant/lessee who is sub-letting their car parking space to a person who does not live at the development. Obviously with …
Private Parking Post Q: One of our leaseholders has requested to erect a parking post because of problems with illegal parking on the drive to his private garage. As leaseholders we also own the freehold to the block of flats and the driveways up to the garages are common land. The leaseholder has provided us …
Q: You will already have the standard lease used for this development and I now attach one of the lease plans (currently attached to all of the leases) which shows the communal areas & parking arrangements. The landlord has recently contacted selected leaseholders to ask whether they would be interested in buying the landlord’s parking …
Q: Our block is built bordering the River Thames alongside two pubs and we have two entrance gates, one manual the other automated. Some years ago we engaged a private company to clamp unauthorised parking in our car park area and notices were put up to that effect. It seemed to dissuade the unwelcome practice. …
Q: The management company of our two blocks are currently obtaining estimates for internal redecoration work (Section 20), which has meant various contractors visiting the site, some of whom we believe may not yet be on the management company’s approved contractor list. There is no caretaker or security personnel on our sites and the contractors …
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: We would greatly appreciate it if you could advise us on a couple of matters. In the main, the water stopcocks for the flats in our block are located in secure cupboards in the communal area on each landing. This is where the water risers are situated but these cupboards can only be accessed …