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[Gordon999]

The first £1000 of rental income is a tax free allowance but you still have to submit a tax return.

https://www.gov.uk/renting-out-a-property/paying-tax

[Gordon999]

Michelle,

Your posts #84 & #85 are too long and too much to absorb..

1. Freehold title gives legal ownership to the buyer and there is no ground rent to pay.

2. Leasehold title gives ownership of a long lease ( a long term rental agreement ) to the buyer...

[Gordon999]

eagle 2 makes an excellent suggestion - if other directors do not attend , ask them to give their voting proxy to you.

If the current managing agent does not respect you as a Director of the maintenance company , it better to change rather than continue using that agent . ARMA is...

[Gordon999]

The next managing agent you appoint may help you to claim handover of the bank account and unspent money , service charge arrears owed by the leaseholders, and current order on service providers ( cleaning and gardening, building insurance , electricity etc ) ....

[Gordon999]

In Post #1, I read the question as :

OP was asking about "appointment of property manage " for which one single leaseholder can make application to the FTT.

[Gordon999]

The leaseholder has the legal right to seek a statutory 90 years lease extension from the freeholder, if there is no headlessee.

The Land Registry will show for your post code address; the name of holder of freehold title and name of holder of leasehold title.

[Gordon999]

After you take over the service charge account, you would file a report at the local police station that the company documents are stolen. Its been done before .

[Gordon999]

https://www.gov.uk/leasehold-propert...ement-disputes

http://www.propertymanagemguide.co.u...t-of-a-manager

[Gordon999]

If other Directors are passive , get the information on alternative companies who can take over the service charge account.

You can call a meeting of leaseholders and propose the change of managing agent as I have suggested.

You can also get approval at meeting for your...

[Gordon999]

I think a very disabled director is at some disadvantage and needs a couple of other leaseholders present to act as bodyguards at the meeting to discuss change of managing agent.
But the other directors of the maintenance company should support you. They could ask for a copy of those documents...

[Gordon999]

The average cost of double glazing is between £400 and £600 per window. So generally, it will cost around £2,000 to install 4 double glazed windows in a flat, and between £4,800 and £7,200 for your standard UK home.

Double Glazing Costs 2019: Compare Double Glazed Windows Prices ...

[Gordon999]

Section 7.12 ( pages 52 and 53 ) in the Management Code give your rights to access service charge account information and give references to the L & T Legislation . The Code requires RICS members as the Managing agent to be "transparent" but the same Code applies to any agent in...

[Gordon999]

Don't hold doubts in your mind . You don't seem to know or understand the power of being a director of a block of flats maintenance company . The Director can serve notice and terminate the agent for failing to comply to the "RICS Residential Management Code".

You can report...

[Gordon999]

If it is the main residence of the 3 donors before the whole property is converted into 2 flats , I would expect the council tax bill or electric bill to show 3 donor names ??

[Gordon999]

dipp6666,

The relevant paragraph in page18 of the government approved publication " Long Leaseholders" is shown below :

The summary should be supplied within one month of the request or within six months of the end of the accounting period covered by the summary,whichever...

[Gordon999]

Report this matter to the other leaseholders in the block , the Housing Officer at your local Council and to your local MP.

[Gordon999]

The 2 types of tax to clarify before making a transfer of property are sdlt ( paid by recipients at registration of title ) and liability to capital gains tax ( paid by the donators ).

For a transfer of property by gift and no mortgage , there is no sdlt to pay.

For a...

[Gordon999]

If allowed by the MA , the MA to replace all the wooden windows to plastic ones with double glazing. It saves external repainting every 4-5 years.

[Gordon999]

You should ask your local MP to send "full details of your service charge problems" plus FTT judgement to :

( 1) Housing Minster who is presently gather evidence for preparing new laws on leasehold reform and

( 2) APPG for leasehold reform in Parliament...

[Gordon999]

This ARMA guide on understanding RMCs may help you :

https://arma.org.uk/downloader/f1s/2...d_RMCs_V01.pdf...