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Last chance to vote in CBWRA Chair elections

Voting closes at 9pm Friday 12th April. Please vote Mike O’Driscoll:My Priorities as Chair would be to: 

More than a week since these horrendous tweets, and CBWRA still have nothing to say

The person making these tweets sees to be a very close match to a CBWRA committee member in terms of bio, photo and writing style, although that person denies being the author. More… Continue reading

The 2024 CBWRA Chair Elections – a model of good electoral practice

No only joking:). In fact this is how the CBWRA 2024 elections, run by Larisa Villar Hauser and Louis Sebastian Kendall and the meaningless ‘oversight team’ (Toby Spoerer, Stephen Thompson) look: This would… Continue reading

The reasons for the latest changes to electoral rules become clear – only 130 leaseholders (11.3%) are eligible to vote for Chair of CBWRA

There was a useful debate today between candidates for CBWRA Chair (myself and Larisa Villar Hauser/Louis Sebastian Kendall). Thanks to all residents who came and to Catherine Thome for chairing in an impartial… Continue reading

The latest strange electoral rules changes from CBWRA – you have to buy one RA membership for each property you own, to get voting rights

The CBWRA chair elections form contains the following text ‘‘Voting remains strictly for members of CBWRA, duplicate vote submissions will be void, and members holding multiple memberships will be counted in line with the… Continue reading

Tweets supporting military action against the UK, which are also antisemitic and generally a bit worrying…

I have become aware of some wholly unacceptable tweets from someone who may have a Chelsea Bridge Wharf connection.. WARNING – these tweets contain upsetting images,  scenes of violence and foul language and… Continue reading

CBWRA’s amazing ‘electricity deal’ outside of bulk retendering process. Does it actually exist?

In October 2023, a resident posted a link from this blog regarding the work I have done around analysing and challenging the Rendall and Rittner electricity tendering process. Rather predictably this person was… Continue reading

No answers from CBWRA on the dodgy Chair 2024 elections, even dodgier than the 2023 Chair elections?

CBWRA – still no answers Chair Election procedure and why there are no elections for Directors of the Right to Manage Company

My email to CBWRA today on the Chair Election procedures. I am sure that I will get a prompt, professional and meaningful reply. 🙂 24th March 2024 Dear CBWRA,  Larisa Villar Hauser, Louis… Continue reading

The Londoners who are on service charge ‘strike’

Tarah Welsh, BBC London https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce7x901l8pko Last week, BBC London reported on the soaring service charges faced by tenants and residents, some of whom have seen their monthly bill rise by hundreds of pounds… Continue reading