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[AndrewDod]

I'm out of here - sorry

[AndrewDod]

That is absolutely NOT what a reserve fund is for - it is not to cover a shortfall from some lessees. Directors who do that deserve to get chucked out. Not sure how you would proceed with routine works either unless very minor....

[AndrewDod]

Where a lease has service charges in advance, and the advance is not paid, then you can't actually carry out the budgeted works. Carrying out works where only some lessees have paid for those works is a big NO NO NO.

There is absolutely no reason the work has to be done via an agent, and...

[AndrewDod]

Usually (but it depends on the lease) the cost of action is payable by the individual lessee.

Yes it is worth getting to know leaseholders, and it mighty be worth waiting a week or two - but how long do you intend to wait for an outstanding payment - a month? 3 months?

I'm...

[AndrewDod]

Good luck with allowing arrears to continue then and not doing works (which is likely to get the RMC sued) or stealing from other lessees....

[AndrewDod]

Not dealing robustly with service charge arrears is exactly what causes the greatest problems. To put it bluntly, if the money is not collected, there are ONLY four alternatives
a) The Freeholder is bankrupt and if it is lessee owned company it is struck off
b) The freeholder pays the shortfall...

[AndrewDod]

L is probably just being nice.

[AndrewDod]

This sounds as if it is just faffing around. If service charges are not paid (and if they are legitimate service charges) the lessees should be in court pronto. That is the obligation of the FH (unless they cover the shortfall themselves). Interest can be added at County court if the court so deems...

[AndrewDod]

Pretty much all of my tenants in a couple of properties give gifts - it is a cultural thing - Chinese/Vietnamese nationals. All lovely.
I think it's fine if just a few £

[AndrewDod]

b and c sound reasonable. a should have been much higher if it really did need that cleaning as L should have hired a professional cleaner - so you should probably pay it if you want to be fair,. but we can't see the place from here....

[AndrewDod]

You need to see the actual bills. Water bills include a) standing charges b) sewage charges

[AndrewDod]

Good luck with that (unless FH needs to do something in breach of your lease to achieve her goal).

It's not your flat -- you are only renting it. The argument will be that the pitfalls of buying a lease (of which this is one) should have weighed in to the price you paid for it already -...

[AndrewDod]

Don't even think about this Company let. Sell the property. Or else reduce your letting price and make a loss. The fact that you cannot find a tenant means (by definition) that your price is too high. You cannot calculate whether you are making a loss or a gain by working out how much rents are compared...

[AndrewDod]

No issue of budget go for this one

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SISHUINIANH...6302217&sr=8-1

£45870.75

Or if you don't fancy the lights how about this one

https://www.amazon.co.uk/SISHUINIANH...p/B07RN4FJ4D/r...

[AndrewDod]

There are obviously several issues here -- but I will comment on only one. £8 per days is not a lot of money to heat a two bedroom property during peak winter. It is rather a lot in October though. Don't underestimate how much heating costs per day during winter even in a great property (which clearly...

[AndrewDod]

It would be worth a) writing a "To the lessee" letter to every flat asking them to be in touch as you think it would be beneficial to all lessees to discuss matters of common interest b) spend £3 getting the land registry title for each property....

[AndrewDod]

Yes that is one way the abuse of lessees works. However this doesn't only apply to purported service charge arrears -- freeholders OFTEN make it impossible for leaseholders to sell, knock down the price, and then purchase themselves at knockdown price (often in a different name).

I really...

[AndrewDod]

When did your tenancy agreement end? After you departed perhaps - responsibility to pay in that case would be per contract....

[AndrewDod]

If *you* pay for this electricity then I don't see why not. Otherwise no....

[AndrewDod]

BeHive,

So what you are saying is that a judge in a County Court was asked to to adjudicate on a lease and payability/legitimacy of a service charge or administration charge (where that was disputed) and they did so. We are not talking about someone who just forgot to pay an undisputed...