News On The Block

Setting up a Residents’ committee

Getting a group of leaseholders together to help things run smoothly in your building is advisable. 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.

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. 

We need volunteer directors

We’ve got a good little community in my block. We look out for one another. But when I resigned as chairman of the residents’ management company, I seriously considered moving. 

Payment where payment is due - Property Management

Property managers frequently complain that they would be able to manage their properties far more efficiently if only lessees would pay their service charges on time. Getting lessees to pay what is due is for some property managers a full time job, leaving little time to spend actually doing what they do best (i.e. manage properties). By Shaun Jardine

Practical banking issues facing the self-manager

One of the most immediate concerns of a residents’ board when a block goes self-managed is to keep leaseholders’ money safe. The second is to invest it prudently. By James Thomson

Do you need a Tenant's Association?

A Tenant’s Association is a group of flat owners who have flats either on lease or tenancy from the same Landlord on similar terms which make provision for the payment of service charges. To ensure maximum effectiveness such an Association needs to be “recognised”.

The different ways decisions can be taken by your Residents Association Company

Although voting is not only an important issue, it can also lead to rows and prolonged discord, as a recent meeting of European Union leaders demonstrated back in December 2003.

Create a community - Start a resident's newsletter

Do you need a tenants association?

A Tenant’s Association is a group of flat owners who have flats either on lease or tenancy from the same Landlord on similar terms which make provision for the payment of service charges.