Committee update 29.05.09
Gate fobs
Some of you will have experienced first-hand how temperamental the old-style gate fobs can be. This is due to the poor 'reader' equipment originally installed by Barratt when KQ was built AND NOT THE GATE ITSELF. New fobs work well with the new reader that has also been installed. However, like all equipment of this type, fobs have a shelf-life and will need to be replaced or reprogrammed from time to time and a cost is associated with this for the equipment and for the time to re-programme. The money goes back into Kingston Quay to help repair of the gate when required. If you are consistently having a problem with your fob then seek advice from property manager Alex McDivvitt at the concierge office. If your fob cannot be reprogrammed, you will have to buy a new-style fob from the concierge office which works with the new reader. Fobs cost £106 (including returnable deposit for fobs in good condition when you leave the complex) and they will be programmed PROPERLY. FOR THE SAKE OF SECURITY AND SAFETY AT KQ, GET YOUR FOBS SORTED OR REPLACED AND DO IT VIA THE PROPERTY MANAGER!
Bank account and factors fees
Kingston Quay's new bank account is now active. If you pay by standing order you will receive a new mandate in due course. Until that time, please keep paying your fees to the current account with Property 2 which we retain control of. It's only because you pay your factors' fees that the development will keep improving. Thank you to those who have now paid their historic dept after phase one of dept collection which brought in £4000. Please keep paying your fees on a monthly basis to keep up-to-date.
For those who continue to let the other owners pay for their shared utilities and services, court action is now in progress, facilitated by McLure Naismith. Not paying your factors fees is selfish and irresponsible. Remember – if you do not pay, you are not insured under the general building insurance policy and any damage to your property will not be covered by Kingston Quay’s policy. This may put you in breach of your mortgage arrangements with your lender.
Meeting with letting agents
Following a meeting with the letting agents, a letter is being sent to all agents letting flats at KQ, advising them of the correct procedures to follow regarding vetting of tenants and collection of factors fees.
Survey
A meeting has been requested with Barratt after receiving the results from the building and mechanical survey by Graham & Sibbald that has highlighted many historical defects in the property.
Lifts
Maintenance is still ongoing, its progress relying on ordered parts arriving from Spain. We're hopeful of a full resolution by the end of next month.
Some of you will have experienced first-hand how temperamental the old-style gate fobs can be. This is due to the poor 'reader' equipment originally installed by Barratt when KQ was built AND NOT THE GATE ITSELF. New fobs work well with the new reader that has also been installed. However, like all equipment of this type, fobs have a shelf-life and will need to be replaced or reprogrammed from time to time and a cost is associated with this for the equipment and for the time to re-programme. The money goes back into Kingston Quay to help repair of the gate when required. If you are consistently having a problem with your fob then seek advice from property manager Alex McDivvitt at the concierge office. If your fob cannot be reprogrammed, you will have to buy a new-style fob from the concierge office which works with the new reader. Fobs cost £106 (including returnable deposit for fobs in good condition when you leave the complex) and they will be programmed PROPERLY. FOR THE SAKE OF SECURITY AND SAFETY AT KQ, GET YOUR FOBS SORTED OR REPLACED AND DO IT VIA THE PROPERTY MANAGER!
Bank account and factors fees
Kingston Quay's new bank account is now active. If you pay by standing order you will receive a new mandate in due course. Until that time, please keep paying your fees to the current account with Property 2 which we retain control of. It's only because you pay your factors' fees that the development will keep improving. Thank you to those who have now paid their historic dept after phase one of dept collection which brought in £4000. Please keep paying your fees on a monthly basis to keep up-to-date.
For those who continue to let the other owners pay for their shared utilities and services, court action is now in progress, facilitated by McLure Naismith. Not paying your factors fees is selfish and irresponsible. Remember – if you do not pay, you are not insured under the general building insurance policy and any damage to your property will not be covered by Kingston Quay’s policy. This may put you in breach of your mortgage arrangements with your lender.
Meeting with letting agents
Following a meeting with the letting agents, a letter is being sent to all agents letting flats at KQ, advising them of the correct procedures to follow regarding vetting of tenants and collection of factors fees.
Survey
A meeting has been requested with Barratt after receiving the results from the building and mechanical survey by Graham & Sibbald that has highlighted many historical defects in the property.
Lifts
Maintenance is still ongoing, its progress relying on ordered parts arriving from Spain. We're hopeful of a full resolution by the end of next month.
