Letter Before Claim (LBC) from Gladstones dated 11/12/2024 received

KoalaMSEF

Other than parking cowboys, these management companies are real problems in the residential cases. They need to be reminded that they have everything to do with the unregulated private parking companies because they sign that contract with them, and they can be sued for their sheer incompetence and breach of the lease. 

It doesn't hurt to bring a letter before claim to the management companies and freeholders and demand actions because they signed that contract that breaches your right of peaceful enjoyment. However, it does take a lot of time getting to know your lease really well, writing the letter, and dealing with the management companies and freeholders. 

It may be easier to deal with these parking companies following the well-travelled path, waiting for the claim form to arrive and defending in court. It may not matter that much whether you send the email or not. Sending the email is for reporting them to the HMRC later... to make their life slightly difficult so to speak but I often wonder whether HMRC has done anything or is going to do anything about it. 

What matters is the claim form/court paper. Be attentive to your post. 

KevinCai

KoalaMSEF said:

Other than parking cowboys, these management companies are real problems in the residential cases. They need to be reminded that they have everything to do with the unregulated private parking companies because they sign that contract with them, and they can be sued for their sheer incompetence and breach of the lease. 

It doesn't hurt to bring a letter before claim to the management companies and freeholders and demand actions because they signed that contract that breaches your right of peaceful enjoyment. However, it does take a lot of time getting to know your lease really well, writing the letter, and dealing with the management companies and freeholders. 

It may be easier to deal with these parking companies following the well-travelled path, waiting for the claim form to arrive and defending in court. It may not matter that much whether you send the email or not. Sending the email is for reporting them to the HMRC later... to make their life slightly difficult so to speak but I often wonder whether HMRC has done anything or is going to do anything about it. 

What matters is the claim form/court paper. Be attentive to your post. 

Thanks KoalaMSEF. I totally agree with the point on management companies as they cannot just take themslves off this case! Our freeholder has said they don't deal with this.

I have emailed Gladstones anyway and will wait and see.