Following Rendall and Rittner’s appearance before MPs in May, which I attended as an observer, they have now been called on by the Housing, Communities and local Government Committee to answer some key questions… Continue reading
Urang and the RTM directors need to answer these questions: So much for Urang’s ‘new era of transparency’. If you would like to leave a review for Urang on Trustpilot (good or bad) the… Continue reading
Urang refuse to have more than one meeting with leaseholders in 2026 At the meeting with leaseholders in July 2026, Chelsea Bridge Wharf leaseholders asked Urang and the Right to Manage (RTM) directors… Continue reading
I have just received my service charge demand for 1 October 2026 to 31 March 2027 from Urang on behalf of the Chelsea Bridge Wharf RTM company directors. It has gone up by… Continue reading
Urang and the RTM directors are completely unaccountable at Chelsea Bridge Wharf and leaseholders are totally alienated and disempowered. Urang are no longer even complying with their own complaints process, wholly ignoring formal complaints on very serious issues, refusing to explain a £425,000 budget overspend, claiming that service charges are down when in fact they are up above inflation (this magic is achieved by excluding reserve fund contributions from the calculation!)
I submitted this complaint to Urang on 6th July. The key issues concern rising costs, lack of transparency and accountability. These include a reported 33% increase in buildings insurance and questions about Urang’s insurance… Continue reading
Urang and the RTM directors tried to impose secrecy on participants in the online leaseholder meeting, this evening (21st July 6.30pm) by threatening them with legal action if they publish anything about the… Continue reading
Urang and the RTM directors have been dragged into a meeting, (only) seven months since the last one – an AGM lasting 9 (nine) minutes at which RTM directors were ‘elected’. The meeting… Continue reading
Further to the failures of Urang and the Chelsea Bridge Wharf RTM company highlighted in my recent article ‘A Year of Urang at Chelsea Bridge Wharf – An Opportunity Wasted?’, Urang/ The Chelsea Bridge… Continue reading
This blog exists because due to sustained online bullying, meaningful debate on the CBW App has become impossible. Residents who question the RTM co or Urang are often subjected to personal attacks, which… Continue reading
Urang have again issued leaseholders with a Section 20 Notice of Intent for repair and replacement of lifts. This follows an earlier attempt (20 December 2025) by Urang / the CBW RTM company… Continue reading
The results of the May 7th 2026 local elections sent a message to the government of Kier Starmer, and nowhere was the anger more visible than among leaseholders. Across social media, frustration with… Continue reading
24th February 2026 A group of leaseholders at Chelsea Bridge Wharf and Rendall and Rittner Action Network London SW11 residents@chelseabridgewharf.org.uk Dear Madam/Sir This is my response to your consultation on the draft Leasehold… Continue reading
The government’s consultation on the new leasehold and commonhold bill is closing soon – make sure to have your say on Make sure to give your view on your current agent – whoever… Continue reading
Here is my email to Urang regarding their continual refusal to allow leaseholders to see the contract with Urang. One can only wonder if there is something which they wish to hide. Dear… Continue reading
Summary: Just before Xmas 2025, Urang Property Management issued leaseholders at Chelsea Bridge Wharf with a Section 20 Notice of Intention for major works, potentially involving expenditure of at least £283,000 across 1,132… Continue reading
The first AGM of the Chelsea Bridge Wharf RTM company took place today, 24th November, 2025, chaired by Louis Kendall. This is an AGM and elections that the current directors have been dragged… Continue reading
On 9th November, I made a complaint to Urang on a number of matters, and below is their reply of 21st November and my responses to that in red. In short, it is… Continue reading
Notes from Meeting of Chelsea Bridge Wharf Leaseholders and Urang on 15th September 2025 6.30-8pm at Pestana Hotel London SW11 Executive Summary Urang’s notes from the meeting on 15th September are highly selective… Continue reading
The service charge budget year for Warwick buildings (core 1 to 3 and core 4) runs from 1 April to 31 March. The accounts have always been presented in September. The accounts for… Continue reading
Voting has opened in the elections for directors of the Chelsea Bridge Wharf Right to Manage Company. The role of the directors is (or should be) to supervise and direct the managing agent (Urang) in… Continue reading
After a great deal of pressure from residents, Urang reluctantly gave an approximate date for election of directors of the RTM company – now promised by Urang for the end of November 2025. Urang… Continue reading
In a move which is not particularly unexpected, Urang and the unelected directors of the Chelsea Bridge Wharf Right to manage company have again dodged the ballot box, cancelling the elections which Tony… Continue reading
With just over 3 weeks to go till the supposed elections for RTM directors (on Sep 14th), Urang and CBW RTM directors still refuse to release details of election procedure – a fair… Continue reading
Tony Hymers of Urang is unable or unwilling to give meaningful answers to any of these questions. The idea that Urang will create a new era of transparency is beyond ridiculous. Urang are… Continue reading
The questions that Urang and the Chelsea Bridge Wharf RTM company refuse to answer.. So much for Urang’s ‘new era of transparency’ 🙂
The meeting with leaseholders is on 9th June 7-8pm The Engine Room, 2nd and 3rd floor, Battersea Power Station, 18 Circus Road South, Nine Elms, SW11 8BZ . I encourage all leaseholders to attend (it is a… Continue reading
Report by Mike O’Driscoll (Rendall and Rittner Action Network), May 2025. SummaryThese insights provide a quantitative overview of the concerns and characteristics of the individuals who signed the open letter to Rendall and… Continue reading
In a rather bizarre and laughable email to leaseholders on 9th May, Urang (the managing agent which will take over from Rendall and Rittner in under a week) announced their first meeting with… Continue reading
Rendall and Rittner have accepted an ‘invitation’ by Labour MPs to be interviewed in Parliament on May 22nd to answer questions about their performance and conduct, following complaints from a considerable number of… Continue reading
It seems quite clear that Larisa Villar Hauser, Louis Kendall and the other unelected directors of the CBW RTM company do not intend to change anything with regard to the highly manipulated elections… Continue reading
Can you have fair elections when one of the likely candidates has been deliberately silenced by the others? Where there is no opportunity for candidates to debate the issues that matter? Where there… Continue reading
A short letter from me (Mike O’Driscoll) which was published in the i Paper today, highlighting the lack of democratic checks and balances in the Right to Manage legislation which can so easily… Continue reading
CBWRA informed those residents on their mailing list (on 17.6.23) that they they are to engage Urang as managing agents for the RTM application at Chelsea Bridge Wharf. As reported here there has been… Continue reading
The Chelsea Bridge Wharf Residents Association announced today (28th Feb 2025) that they will hold elections for Directors of the Chelsea Bridge Wharf Right to Manage Company, which will take over running of… Continue reading
Just under a month ago (27th January), CBWRA invited expressions of interest for the 2025 chair elections. I sent my expression of interest the same day (see below) and also asked CBWRA if they intended… Continue reading
Sign the Petition: Elections must be held for Directors of the Chelsea Bridge Wharf Right to Manage Company. After much unnecessary delay, Right to Manage is coming to Chelsea Bridge Wharf and Rendall and… Continue reading
Nearly 3 weeks ago, On 27th January, CBWRA invited expressions of interest for the 2025 chair elections. I sent my expression of interest the same day (see below) and also asked if CBWRA… Continue reading
Excellent news on Right to Manage but it’s only half the battle. As someone who has been campaigning for Right to Manage for 5 years (despite CBWRA telling us time and time again… Continue reading
CBWRA have invited expressions of interest for the 2025 chair elections. Here is my reply. What do you, dear resident, think? Or do you feel too intimidated to express a view? Dear CBWRA… Continue reading
As the notes from the leaseholder forum on 6th November 2024 show, the ‘co-chairs’ have no intention of changing the dysfunctional culture of CBWRA. Indeed they would not be co-chairs without this dysfunctional… Continue reading
Great communication skills from CBWRA ‘co-chairs’ as ever. Two lines of meaningless non update was sent round to RTM company members on 23rd December (i.e. those who have signed up for Right to… Continue reading
The CBWRA co-Chairs Larissa Villar Hauser and Louis Sebastian Kendall announced they intend to stand down at the next chair election (no date given but it will be delayed several months beyond the… Continue reading
The CBWRA ‘co chairs’ Larisa Villar Hauser and Louis Sebastian Kendall have refused to provide notes of previous leaseholder forum meetings and have not given any meaningful reason for that. I believe the… Continue reading
Following the publication of an email which I sent to the CBWRA ‘co-chairs’ (Larisa Villar Hauser and Louis Sabastian Kendall) asking why they were apparently defending a committee member (and a Director of… Continue reading
***NB deadline has been extended – applications still being invited as at July 7 2025** The deadline to join the next trenche of claims in the Velitor legal action regarding reclaim of hidden… Continue reading
Rather predictably and without consultation, the CBWRA continue their weird controlling behaviour by planning to close the CBWRA Facebook group (according to Sep 2024 CBWRA committee meeting notes). It is sad that the… Continue reading
The quarterly ‘leaseholder forum’ which was due on August 13th just did not happen and no explanation given as far as I am aware. CBWRA committee meeting notes sent to members yesterday (28th… Continue reading
To: Urang Property Management and the Directors of Chelsea Bridge Wharf RTM Company Ltd 23rd July, 2026 Dear Sir/Madam, I write to make a formal complaint regarding the statements made (on zoom) before the leaseholders’… Continue reading
Published on 06/30/2026 at 04:44 am EDT – Modified on 06/30/2026 at 04:58 am EDT (Reporting by Muvija M; Editing by Kate Holton) Reuters at LONDON, June 30 (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest housebuilders,… Continue reading
