CBWRA fountains consultation update: CBWRA confirm new pumps could go ahead even if a large majority of leaseholders vote against

Some weeks ago I published this article about the CBWRA fountains ‘consultation’ and pointed out that it was biased and unprofessional and clearly leading residents heavily towards supporting the installation of new pumps.… Continue reading

£450 a night Airbnb in Howard Building – apparently CBWRA and Rendall and Rittner have only just noticed it

It has been reported to the author of this blog that a property in Howard building has been used as an Airbnb for at least two years and possibly longer. The property is listed here:

https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/6683135

The property, which goes for upwards of £450 a night, was apparently purchased in 2015 for £1,025,000 and is currently valued at up to £1,022,000 (according to themovemarket.com).).

CBWRA biased and unprofessional ‘consultation’ on fountains  – please vote for the final option (option 3) – no more money should be wasted on the fountains

Stop CBWRA wasting even more  of our money on electricity and endless repairs and maintenance on the fountains – vote for the final option ‘‘I am against spending money on submersible pumps and… Continue reading

Tower Development (Vauxhall, London) : another victim of massive service charge increases under Rendall and Rittner

By Scott Johnson, Associates Times Feb. 2023https://associatestimes.com/outrage-erupts-as-randall-and-rittner-service-charges-double-at-the-tower/amp/ London: Residents of The Tower, a luxury apartment building in London managed by Rendall and Rittner, are up in arms as the property management company announced… Continue reading

CCTV installed in foyers – the latest in a long line of poor CBWRA decisions made without notice, information or resident consultation

Sadly this is what we can expect going forward from the existing Chairs and committee – they have been explicit that they do not wish to consult with residents because there is ‘low engagement’. This is an astonishingly ignorant and self serving ‘take’ because they are causing ‘low engagement’ by failing to consult with residents, hold meetings with them etc. Personally I find it terrifying that if Right to Manage succeeds, this tiny group of unelected / unfairly elected people will have full control over millions of pounds of service charge money and will continue to make decisions which deeply effect our lives, without consulting residents. Nor will it be possible to vote them out given that the election for Chair are self evidently unfair and the committee are not elected at all.

Domestic electricity prices to fall by up to 20% – but we are still stuck with crazy prices on the business electricity supply

Domestic electricity prices should fall by up to 20% from 1st July due to a fall in energy prices on the open market and the subsequent lowering of the government cap. Ofgem, the… Continue reading

CBWRA to proceed with Urang for RTM application – no meaningful consultation with residents and key aspects of resident feedback ignored

CBWRA informed those residents on their mailing list today (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… Continue reading

CBWRA’s meaningless selection and consultation process for a managing agent is challenged by residents and Rendall and Rittner

A number of residents had an online meting with Urang on 30th May. Urang have been ‘recommended’ by CBWRA following a very superficial ‘selection’ process which did not appear to involve any formal scoring of bids from managing agents. Residents were provided with very sparse information on the other bidders and a ‘deeper look’ was only provided for Urang and residents only get to meet with Urang. So it was not and is not a genuine consultation.

Property management firms that rip off leaseholders could be banned under Labour

https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/may/24/property-management-firms-that-rip-off-leaseholders-could-be-banned-under-labour (c) The Guardian Kiran Stacey Political correspondent Wed 24 May 2023 06.00 BS Property management companies would be banned from operating in England and Wales if they persistently ripped off leaseholders, under plans… Continue reading

How England’s flats turned into second-class housing

Leaseholds and cladding crisis help explain the stagnation in apartment prices JOHN BURN-MURDOCH Financial Times 18th May 2023 https://www.ft.com/content/df25ccc7-5dcf-446e-8a07-332ad5612f09 If Zoom, Peloton and pet shops were some of the unexpected winners of the… Continue reading