Begging letter from Freeholdsers - what to do next

eddddy

LEJC wrote: »

Would anyone know if this tribunal ruling follows through with the charges needing to be reasonable for other "giving consent" situations??

I am interested in relation to pet occupation and have been quoted £150 to obtain...

The law says that all admin charges made by a freeholder for anything (including consent to keep a pet) must be reasonable. i.e. They must reflect the amount of work and costs caused to the freeholder.


In simple terms, if giving consent involves...

- reading an application letter from a leaseholder
- typing the details into a record keeping system
- writing a letter back to a leaseholder confirming consent

... the Tribunal said that a reasonable fee is £40.

If giving consent for a pet involves more work (for the sake of an example, say the freeholder has to carry out a detailed risk assessment to see if keeping a pet is safe), it's reasonable for the fee to be higher.

LEJC

Many thanks eddddy....I will bear that in mind when submitting the form for consent....my initial glancing over it suggests there will be no inspection and a decision will be made on the information I supply.

National chain of management company based hundreds of miles away with no local contact....I can't see them making a special journey to evaluate particularly as there are a couple of pets already in residence in the immediate flats around.