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Thanks. If they have never offered any form of meeting, I am happy to ask Tenant Participation to contact you and set one up. If that suits, how should you be contacted?
Peter Wright
Jez,
I am not aware of any resident activity in Herbrand Street. Do you have meeting with Camden or some form of tenants and residents association?
Peter Wright
My advice would be to seek the requested deed from Camden. They have a history of changing policy and withdrawing what has previously been agreed in writing outside the lease. I also suggest you check what the lease says about service charges in respect of the garded and any walls/fences around it. Are you liable for their maintenance? What is the evidence Camden ever suggested the occupier of the upper floor had any rights to use the garden, whether you or the tenant?
I suggest you see your Ward Councillor to seek support and (if possible) raise the issue as a Member’s Enquiry which gives it some precedence.
Peter Wright
Is the bill for more or less than £250?
Peter Wright
The tribunals are not generally sympathetic to leaseholders who want their bills waived because of ‘technical issues’ on issuing Section 20s. They take the view that is it generally ‘reasonable’ for the landlord to recover ‘reasonable’ costs. Theye are more likely to be sympathetic to argued challenged to elements of the charges you face; you say that ‘they aren’t even sure what they are supposed to be billing’ so argue on that. But, be clear you have no case if you concede the debt, so be careful about accepting some sums and not others.
James,
Thanks; I have not met this before but suggest you take the issue to Pat Callaghan, the Cabinet Member, who does leaseholders surgeries wjich we advertise.
Cindy,
See Item 15 Section 8 at Hampstead DMC on 1st October 2015 at http://democracy.camden.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=179&MId=5447&Ver=4
Peter
In some blocks, there are stacks of bathrooms and kitchens one above the other and each stack has its own vertical supply. So, there may not be a single stopcock for the flat, and Camden’s repairs service will have either to turn the water off for you, or let yur plumber know how to do it. You say you have had no help from Camden, but not from which bit of the Council. You need repairs to sort out how to help you after two plumbers.
I doubt you would need permission to change the chipboard, but your lease may set out permissable flooring and you should follow that. Older ones certainly specify what you can and cannot use.
I have more doubts about the units, particularly if they are fixed and water or electric work is involved. Although the work is down to you, you are likely to need consent. See http://www.camden.gov.uk/ccm/content/housing/council-tenants-and-leaseholders/homeownership/making-improvements-to-your-property/, which specifically says consent to change kitchen units is needed and how you get it.
It should not be onerous.
Peter Wright
Well done. Ask to see the specification before the tendering exercise, and ask if a resident can join the selection panel for the contractor.
Peter Wright
Major Works are re-charged according to the provisions in the lease. Old leases apportion by rateable values but that system was abolished in 1990, so there has been no way of updating the values since then. Instead, newer leases use square footage, or allow Camden to choose a method. The main issue is; when in doubt, check the lease.
Peter Wright
Application of the £15,000 has not been confirmed because the government has not yet accepted the list of schemes to which Camden proposed to appply the funding.The ball is with central government.
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