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I live on a small, mostly private housing estate where we have a management company setup to administer the common areas – children’s play area, fences and a few areas of grass here and there. All residents have to pay two payments of £35 a year to help with upkeep. This is normally no problem but one resident has refused payment for the last few years. She gives no reason and is not short of money, she just doesn’t want to pay.
The outstanding sum is now >£300, does anybody have a similar experience or know how to deal with this?
Thank you.
J
I live on a small, mostly private housing estate where we have a management company setup to administer the common areas – children’s play area, fences and a few areas of grass here and there. All residents have to pay two payments of £35 a year to help with upkeep. This is normally no problem but one resident has refused payment for the last few years. She gives no reason and is not short of money, she just doesn’t want to pay.
The outstanding sum is now >£300, does anybody have a similar experience or know how to deal with this?
Thank you.
J
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If it were in Scotland I would formally request payment by recorded delivery letter and if she does not cough up seek redress through small claims court.. give her 28 days to make payment advise in your letter that failure to pay will result in small claims procedure.. don't know if you abysmally claims courts in England though..
I guess a cheap starting point could be name and shame - but perhaps everyone on the estate already knows and she's just thick-skinned?
After that, it sounds like a good one for Small Claims Court as I agree it is hard to see how she is not in breach of some contractual obligation that she has signed.
After that, it sounds like a good one for Small Claims Court as I agree it is hard to see how she is not in breach of some contractual obligation that she has signed.
Could the Management Company place a charge for any outstanding fees on the property of the non-payer, which would be payable on the sale of the property? Interest might also be chargeable. I suspect any Solicitor dealing with the sale and/or purchase would wish that the debt was settled prior to the sale being completed.
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