Category Archive: Urang

First Chelsea Bridge Wharf Leaseholders’ meeting with Urang – have we dialled the wrong number?

If you attended the meeting with Urang at BPS on 9th June, I would be interested to hear what you thought of it. In my view there were some good questions from leaseholders… Continue reading →

Urang bizarrely claim ‘new era of transparency’ at Chelsea Bridge Wharf – but leaseholders cannot even see the contract with Urang and little prospect of fair elections

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 →

Chelsea Bridge Wharf Residents’ Association refuses to deal with complaint about electoral manipulation – Leaseholders still not able to see contract with Urang

Rendall and Rittner ‘invited’ to Answer Questions in Parliament as Nationwide Petition Nears 6,000 Signatures

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 →

Still no elections, still no sight of the contract with Urang or what their plan is. Arbitrary ban on CBW app continues.

The Chelsea Bridge Wharf Residents’ Association announced on 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 →

Elections for Directors at Chelsea Bridge Wharf – Candidate still silenced, no dates, no procedure and the contract with Urang remains secret.

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 →

Commonhold is the way forward – but we need the same democratic checks and balances for Right to Manage companies

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 →

How Urang were ‘selected’ to be the new agent at Chelsea Bridge Wharf – a secret ballot amongst an unelected committee who were not allowed to see the contract – leaseholders have still not seen it

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 →

Elections will be held for Directors of the Chelsea Bridge Wharf Right to Manage Company – but will they be Fair and Free?

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 →

One month on – still no response from CBWRA on whether they intend to hold fair elections for CBWRA Chair

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 →