Overseas Owners and Getting Recognition Q: We face a number of challenges because the majority of units are held by overseas leaseholders from the Middle East, China, Singapore, Japan, etc. The level of understanding of English is variable and some documents or emails have to be translated. Our inaugural and further meetings will have to …
Lack of a Majority Q: Are there any recognised associations where the landlord was happy to grant recognised status without attaining the 51 per cent majority vote from leaseholders? Is it a legal requirement that 51 per cent of leaseholder votes must be attained? We have 825 apartments and many of the owners do not …
Getting Recognition Q: We have made an application for formal recognition of our residents’ association. We have received this reply from the management company: “I believe that in order to achieve formal recognition, 51 per cent or more of all owners, ie 51 per cent of 48 properties must be a member. Unfortunately, as only …
Q: Although our residents’ association has been established for many years and is consulted by the freeholder’s agents, I don’t think we hold any particular legal status. What are our options going forward? For example, should we form a company and what kind of company? FPRA Committee member Bob Slee replies: You have indicated that …
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: 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: My colleagues and I have recently formed a residents’ association. Our constitution was drawn from the Department for Communities and Local Government proposal and we hope to gain RTA status shortly. We have six blocks of flats and 18 houses, in total 76 residences. One of the blocks of flats is social housing and …
Q: We now wish to move to the next stage of gaining recognition from our Freeholder and a constitution was adopted in a general meeting. At our AGM we elected a new committee. We now have 60 per cent of eligible leaseholders in full membership. Does our constitution (based on an ARMA model offered to …
Q: We asked the freeholder and the superior leaseholder for recognition of our resident’s association on 10 February 2016. The freeholder stated that they would give it to their lawyers the next week and then would come back to us. I happened to see her yesterday and she said that she would chase her lawyer …
Q: We’ve set up our association and have asked the freeholder and head leaseholder for recognition. They have come back asking for: 1. A copy of our constitution, 2. A list of members, including flat numbers and confirmation of signature on authority, 3. Confirmation from the Secretary that all members have paid their fees, 4. …