Block Management disputes

NameUnavailable

If the new flat owners feel the same as you do then link up with them to look at buying the freehold or getting RTM.

These options are going to be impossible however if the other leaseholders aren't interested in co-operating.

As I mentioned above, you need to consider that you will be liable for a share of any costs whatever is done, and if you take the freeholder to tribunal over this you could be liable for some considerable costs (legal costs, Management co's time in preparing info for tribunal etc etc.).

Welcome to the pleasures of leasehold property!

Gio22

NameUnavailable said:

If the new flat owners feel the same as you do then link up with them to look at buying the freehold or getting RTM.

These options are going to be impossible however if the other leaseholders aren't interested in co-operating.

As I mentioned above, you need to consider that you will be liable for a share of any costs whatever is done, and if you take the freeholder to tribunal over this you could be liable for some considerable costs (legal costs, Management co's time in preparing info for tribunal etc etc.).

Welcome to the pleasures of leasehold property!

Based on these current issues, will I be able to appoint a new manager? Even in doing that I will need the rest of leaseholders to be involved? 

princeofpounds

Gio, go and read the link I gave you on RTM. It will answer your questions.

bouicca21

It’s useful to get on the right side of the property manager rather than p!ss him/her off.  I’ve had issues about my block for a few years and hey presto a section 20 process has just been started and all my issues will be sorted.  Of course it will cost - but I am more than willing to pay.  

You need to be playing the long game rather than expecting everything to be sorted Instantly.

rik111

Sounds like you bought a property in a run down building and expected it to be magically fixed up after you moved in. You do realise all these works are going to cost a small fortune and you are liable for 1/3 of the costs ? 

Did you by chance buy this place at an extremely attractive price ? 

saajan_12

Honestly, might be easier / cheaper to get permission and pay for some of the works yourself eg painting over graffiti / cleaning. If it was a larger block, then you'd be paying a tiny fraction but here you'd pay 33% of the costs for the freeholder to do it. Via the freeholder will likely be much more expensive, as they'll have management fees to organise everything, won't necessarily choose the cheapest tradespeople, legal fees if it comes to that etc.. Maybe you can go in with the owner upstairs as a nicer looking building would sell better.