Residents Committees

Laying down the law on wooden floors

Unfortunately, many leaseholders undertake works within their flat which are often in breach of the terms of their leases.

Tuesday, 17th January 2012 Read more

How major works costs split block

Frognal estate comprises five blocks totalling 54 flats.

Tuesday, 17th January 2012 Read more

Don’t fall foul of your company’s constitution

Helen Christie explains the importance of reading the Memorandum & Articles of Association.

Friday, 9th September 2011 Read more

Dysfunctional Residents Associations

Helen Christie explains how and why recognition of a residents association can be withdrawn.

Tuesday, 10th May 2011 Read more

Cleaning in blocks of flats

Resident expectations from an ideal cleaning company in a less than ideal world.

Thursday, 21st May 2009 Read more

Is your residents association formally recognised?

In the series of plain-English legal articles, Yashmin Mistry, Solicitor in the Leasehold Enfranchisement Department of Brethertons LLP continues to discuss Residents Associations.

Tuesday, 24th February 2009 Read more

SETTING UP A Residents’ committee

Getting a group of leaseholders together to help things run smoothly in your building is advisable. Yashmin Mistry, solicitor in the leasehold enfranchisement department of Brethertons LLP, highlights the legal need-to-knows What is a Residents’ Association?
A tenants’ or residents’ association is a group of leaseholders who have been granted leases from the same Landlord on similar terms and which leases include provisions for the payment of variable service charges.
To be effective, a residents’ association should be formally recognised.

Friday, 28th November 2008 Read more

The Woes of Being a Director

Within the Oxford Concise English Dictionary there are many meanings of the word ‘woe’. Examples being: bitter grief, distress, calamities, troubles, problems, (told me a tale of woe), woe betide there will be unfortunate consequences.

Wednesday, 10th October 2007 Read more

We need volunteer directors - but

... the Government is scaring them off. By Jane Barry

Tuesday, 22nd May 2007 Read more

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