At the end of March Leaseholders received an update from Peta Caine, Assistant Director of Housing. See Introduction below and link to to PFD of the letter for full content which covers the legal advice on:
- Works to be paid for by leaseholders
- Works theat leaseholders will not be expected to pay for
Along with information on Managing payment of your service charge, an outline of some of the issues being discussed with GLERA, and dates for fortnightly estate surgeries held by Peta and senior members of her team (also check the EVENTS listings).
Date: 28/03/2025
Email: peta.caine@cityoflondon.gov.ukDear Leaseholder,
Golden Lane Estate: Leaseholder Concerns Around Future Billing and Rechargeable Major Works
Further to my general resident update letter of 14 February 2025, I am writing to leaseholders specifically with an update on the Golden Lane Windows refurbishment project (now referred to as the Golden Lane Investment Programme) to provide some much-needed clarity on matters which have been outstanding for some time.
Firstly, we sincerely apologise for the significant delay in providing you with an update on the anticipated costs associated with the Golden Lane Estate projects and in particular, what could be considered ‘betterment’ as opposed to ‘repair’. We fully appreciate this has been the subject of growing concern amongst Leaseholders on the estate as discussed in meetings with your GLERA representatives and Resident Liaison Group members.
Whilst we are not yet able to share fully updated cost estimates for leaseholders, we have sought legal advice on which elements of the proposed works are considered rechargeable and have outlined the advice received from our lawyers below as requested. We will use this advice as the basis of our discussions with leaseholders as we develop the project and have a better idea of the scope of works involved.
…[click on link below to read letter in full]
