Hi, sorry, I'm only seeing this now.
A relation of mine agreed to act as director, thank God.
All owners should be made aware of this situation. The absence of a properly functioning Management Company will lead to it bring struck off and no solicitor will advise prospective buyers to purchade an aparment in the complex
Hate saying this but some people in my block are just thick and don't get this. If they themselves have no intention of selling , they don't appreciate the potential problem.
There is no tradition of apartment living here so no tradition of cooperating and sharing the workload to run things. Instead they think the only option is to pay crazy fees to a managing agent who they can then slag off ad infinitum. Even using a managing agent won't ensure the block is well run if the owners don't take any interest.
Anyone know how small apartment blocks are run in Spain, Germany, Italy, France?
Someone told me that in their mother's block in Spain, each owner takes a turn every year to collect fees and pay the bills, can you imagine that here??
I really think the Dept. of Environment needs to run an educational campaign with the aim of informing owners that they need to play a part in running the mgmt company and trying to embarrass/shame them if they leave all the responsibility to the same few owners. The message should be that this is socially unacceptable. It is such a stressful, thankless job for the few who do try to manage things.