Catherine Williams OBE @cathnlc.bsky.social
@cattwil
*Lecturer *Anti-leasehold *Cofounder National Leasehold Campaign *LKP Trustee *Truth never damages a cause that is just: Mahatma Gandhi #commonhold
Do you know of any Gov ministers that fit this description? #leaseholdscandal and #BuildingSafetyCrisis comes to mind. @NLC_2019 @LKPleasehold @EOCS_Official @ukcag
@NLC_2019 are the most influential & effective leaseholder group. I'd focus on them.
Hi Damian. NLC raised the profile of the leasehold scandal when we launched back in 2017. If you want to know more about NLC please let me know. Also there is the Leaseholders registered chairty @LKPleasehold who have been instrumental in getting this at the top of the political…
🚪Fire door checks ‼️ Government guidance is clear, you do not need a specialist 💭Imagine setting up an entire company so you can charge leaseholders even more money ✔️That's just what our Managing Agent has done #leaseholdscandal #EndOurCladdingScandal @NLC_2019 @McrCladiators
£60k a year for gardening, provided by @lbbdcouncil and this is the state of it. They’ve been twice and all the plants are dying. £30k a visit.
BBC article on heat networks featuring now @lb_southwark leader @sezking78 downplaying the severity of over-consumption from Southwark’s heat networks again. Something she has repeatedly assured us she would stop doing in face-to-face meetings. Shameful bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
If you really want to buy a leasehold flat - something I would not recommend - make sure you avoid blocks with a heat network. 👀
Data obtained by the BBC revealed heat network residents in London have been paying nearly 30% more than the Ofgem price cap rate ➡️ bbc.in/40thKZS
My experience with #HeatNetworks (by HA) is - Poorly constructed from the start -> unreliable heat supply. Poorly maintained -> high yearly repair charges. Higher standing charges than Ofgem regulated consumer rates. Hidden extra communal electricity charges!
Data obtained by the BBC revealed heat network residents in London have been paying nearly 30% more than the Ofgem price cap rate ➡️ bbc.in/40thKZS
1/ Legal action by @liamspender and insurance bunce. Artex stopped saying this: Insurance for 'tenants [leaseholders] can be an important revenue stream of commission-based income for both property owners and managing agents.' solicitorsjournal.com/sjarticle/uk-h…
Clear statement from @mtpennycook on his & government's plan re valuation section of LAFRA2024 As we are now heading into summer recess & the JR outcome is unknown it's likely to be September before further action. Tough for LHs Great for freeholders It is what it is @NLC_2019
Data obtained by the BBC revealed heat network residents in London have been paying nearly 30% more than the Ofgem price cap rate ➡️ bbc.in/40thKZS
2️⃣ questions: 1 - How many of these "genuinely affordable" homes will be shared ownership? [Note: @CommonsHCLG described SO as 'an unbearable reality'] 2 - Who will pay for the upkeep of the 'new green & open space'? Will it be the Council, or leaseholders (via service charge)?
The definition of grace under pressure👏👏👏 Time to put citizens before corporate agendas. #PostOfficeScandal Water, Developers #Grenfell. What the hell has gone wrong with our political and civic ecosphere? Captured by a bunch of spivs! @UKLabour @reformparty_uk @Conservatives
'I'm so disappointed that my country is treating its honest, hardworking people the way that it has' 92 year old Betty Brown, the oldest victim of the Post Office's Horizon IT scandal, told #BBCBreakfast of her anger at still waiting for her case to be settled…
"An arsonist set a huge Nottingham block on fire. No one knew it was covered in combustible cladding." The freeholder is E&M, managing agent is RMG. Perhaps they can explain why residents apparently haven't been given information about their unsafe homes. nottinghampost.com/news/nottingha…
Multi-million pound counter-attack in Judicial Review demonstrates that these reforms aren't just tinkering. Consultation on rates essential. Reforms transfer billions of value in property from a group of people to another: if govt acts arbitrarily, it will fail.
This is an amazing summary by Betty! We live in a country where the government knows everyday people have had their lives ruined but rather than step in they opt to pretend the courts a viable route for normal people against massive businesses.
'I'm so disappointed that my country is treating its honest, hardworking people the way that it has' 92 year old Betty Brown, the oldest victim of the Post Office's Horizon IT scandal, told #BBCBreakfast of her anger at still waiting for her case to be settled…
🆕 The Select Committee is asking important questions about the Older Persons Shared Ownership (OPSO) scheme and notorious for-profit registered provider McCarthy Stone 👇
We've written to @AngelaRayner and to McCarthy Stone to follow up on issues raised at our recent evidence session on housing for older people, including concerns about the level of information available to buyers on service charges.
Landlord has been told they cannot recover legal costs from LHs through property service charge. Upper Tribunal Judge Elizabeth Cooke sitting in Triplark Ltd v Howard & Ors ruled none of the £55,500 costs in dispute were covered by a clause in the lease lawgazette.co.uk/news/landlord-…
Today @mtpennycook has replied to me on when consultation will start on valuation rates used to calculate the cost of enfranchisement premiums. He has confirmed it will be after the High Court outcome and has reassured leaseholders the government is robustly defending the case.
This is precisely why we need the secondary legislation of LAFRA, which is happening: to bring equality of arms in leasehold litigation; standardise service charges and safeguard the money. Leaseholders will hugely benefit from this.