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[eagle2]

If the freeholder is refusing to pay contributions, the manager will probably need to take her to the Tribunal. If he succeeds, he should be able to claim costs from the freeholder.

[eagle2]

I am surprised that the freeholder is refusing to sell, I cannot think of any reason for her to remain. She is causing some of the problems, there was no logical reason for her to take legal action against the manager and she does not appear to be cooperating with him which incurs further costs for...

[eagle2]

You could always enquire if the freeholder is willing to sell, she is probably keen to sell and there are unlikely to be any other buyers interested.

That does not solve the problems though, there are works which are required and it is unclear who is responsible for that work and how the...

[eagle2]

The solicitors are correct, the LVT does not have the power because it ceased to exist in June 2013.

The FTT would also not have the jurisdiction to consider the charge because it is not a variable administration charge, you have the right to choose a fixed fee of £5 as stated by Lawcruncher...

[eagle2]

You could also file annual returns yourself. As a director, you are jointly responsible for the failings.

[eagle2]

Written by Macromia on a different thread:
“individual leaseholders whose views are outnumbered by other leaseholders, are often better off with an independent freeholder who they can challenge rather than as a shareholder of a management company. This is why the push for abolishing leasehold...

[eagle2]

I think that you need to consider changing your managing agent.

Collecting debts should be part of the management fee and charging £1,000 administration charges is unreasonable. The agent acts on behalf of the RTM and he should not be threatening legal action or instructing solicitors...

[eagle2]

The actual wording of the lease is important, it will say whether or not the management company has the right to change the basis of allocating costs, so I recommend that you check it. I am assuming that there is no such right contained within the lease.

If the management company receives...

[eagle2]

Whether or not a director holds other shares is not strictly relevant, It is unusual to hold share certificates at all these days but it could explain why he is confused....

[eagle2]

A company can issue shares nil paid or partly paid, it probably does not apply in your case. It simply means that the value of the shares eg £1 is the maximum which it can require to be paid by a member and it can call for that £1 in full or in instalments eg £0.50 x 2....

[eagle2]

It is not a major issue for a private company with only 3 members, you are hardly going to have difficulty identifying the members.

[eagle2]

What exactly does your lease say? Does it mention a percentage or how your share of the costs is to be calculated? Is there a freeholder involved and if so, does he contribute towards the expenditure? How old are the leases? How long have you paid the current percentage? How has the management company...

[eagle2]

It depends on what entries you have made in the register of members. If you have identified the shares with numbers in the register, which would normally be the case, the same numbers should appear on the certificates....

[eagle2]

From another thread - the Ombudsman is fobbing off leaseholders by advising them to obtain copies of accounts from the Companies House website. The Companies usually file dormant accounts and they are normally micro entities which have reduced reporting requirements. So that information is unlikely...

[eagle2]

As the Company is regarded as dormant, the statutory accounts filed at Companies House will be meaningless and there is no point in obtaining an audit of those accounts.

I suspect that you want to see the service charge accounts and rather than have those audited, I would ask to inspect...

[eagle2]

I am happy to amend #3 to read - directors should discuss what takes place at their meetings with members unless there is a very good reason for not doing so....

[eagle2]

The management of leasehold property is supposed to be transparent so directors should discuss or disclose their minutes with members unless there is a very good reason for not doing so....

[eagle2]

I think that the dogs of Barking has a totally different meaning

[eagle2]

Other people hear neighbours arguing, record it and contact the press

[eagle2]

Some people are just not suited to live in a block of flats, You need to accept that there will be some noise, whether it is a baby crying at night, children running around the communal areas, someone entering late at night, television or music playing and yes dogs barking. If you are not used to noise,...