cooksfen
17-03-2006, 20:20 PM
I share the freehold with two others to a property that has 3 flats. There is no managing agent and one of the freeholders has carried on organising house insurance, any building works etc on the same informal basis he had done when we were all leaseholders.
However the other freeholder has not co-operated in any way concerning anything that needed to be done – insurance etc.
When we last saw him we asked him either -if he wanted to take over the organising or to put it into the hands of a managing agent. Needless to say he has slipped away again without anything being resolved. He goes at dead of night.
Because we don't have any other address to contact him he seems to be able to duck out of any financial responsibilities by just disappearing again after a couple of days. I have emailed something called Trace and Locate which hopefully will give me some information about whether he has a mortgage on the property etc.
If we took him to the Small Claims Court for non payment of bills etc I am sure that as he is such a slippery customer he could slide out of that as well.
To give you an example – for the last 4 years the council have insisted that we put in a fire alarm system. Although I think they have finally agreed to give him a partial grant he has managed to 'screw up' any arrangements we have made with companies to carry out the work.
Can anyone suggest what to do next?
However the other freeholder has not co-operated in any way concerning anything that needed to be done – insurance etc.
When we last saw him we asked him either -if he wanted to take over the organising or to put it into the hands of a managing agent. Needless to say he has slipped away again without anything being resolved. He goes at dead of night.
Because we don't have any other address to contact him he seems to be able to duck out of any financial responsibilities by just disappearing again after a couple of days. I have emailed something called Trace and Locate which hopefully will give me some information about whether he has a mortgage on the property etc.
If we took him to the Small Claims Court for non payment of bills etc I am sure that as he is such a slippery customer he could slide out of that as well.
To give you an example – for the last 4 years the council have insisted that we put in a fire alarm system. Although I think they have finally agreed to give him a partial grant he has managed to 'screw up' any arrangements we have made with companies to carry out the work.
Can anyone suggest what to do next?