10. Window dressing and laundry

Section 10 – WINDOW DRESSING & LAUNDRY

All flats must have be properly curtained in the style appropriate to a private residence.
Please refrain from hanging shoes or laundry out of windows and displaying laundry items hanging visible in windows. This is a condition within your lease.
Residents are responsible for the cleaning of their own windows, the common parts windows are undertaken by a contractor through the service charge.
If you wish details of a local window cleaner these are available from the main reception desk.

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9. Animals

Section 9 – ANIMALS

a) In accordance with the terms of the lease animals may only be kept in the building with the prior consent of the Landlords. For permission, please apply to the Estate Office.
b) If permission is granted then any animal must be supervised and kept under control if permission is granted, especially in the common parts. The Landlords will exercise their right to revoke any consent given if the animal is a nuisance or dangerous.

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8. Carpeting and wooden floors

Section 8 – CARPETING & WOODEN FLOORING

It is a condition of your lease that floors must be carpeted with an underlay in all rooms with the exception of the kitchen and bathroom to minimise noise and disturbance. Wooden flooring is not allowed under the terms of the lease for Du Cane Court. Flats found to have this flooring will be asked to rectify this as breach of lease and it can also affect the sale of your property.

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7. Nuisance and noise

Section 7 – NUISANCE & NOISE

a) It is important to remember the need for co-operation with other residents. For this reason leases impose various restrictions. The most common form of nuisance is noise, and residents are asked to ensure that the level of any noise caused by them is not audible outside the flat. It should be borne in mind that sound carries through the building more easily at night and in hot weather when windows are open.
o Always ensure that the level of any noise is not audible outside your flat.
o It is a condition of the lease that floors must be carpeted with underlay in all
rooms except the kitchen and bathroom to minimise noise disturbance.
o Please be aware that door slamming and heaving thuds on your floor and the
moving of furniture around your flat can also cause a disturbance,
o Avoid noisy housework like vacuuming late at night or early in the morning.
o Please refrain late at night from standing outside other resident’s windows or within the corridors chatting with friends or talking on your mobiles as this can cause a disturbance to other residents.
o Please be aware if undertaking any DIY works to your flat that in order to minimise the disturbance to other residents that the works must be carried out between 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 8.30 – 1pm on Saturday. Sunday & Bank Holiday work is not permitted. Please also ensure that you have read the section on repair works within flats in conjunction with this.

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6. Building Insurance

Section 6 – BUILDING INSURANCE

a) The building insurance has twelve months’ cover renewable on 24 June each year. (Please see the section on making a claim for the policy excess payable)
b) The policy covers the fabric of the building, including walls, floors (uncarpeted), and ceilings. In addition the policy covers fixtures and fittings, which are considered to be permanent. For example, fitted wardrobes and kitchen units (but no appliances), toilets, sinks, baths, doors. Please be advised that if you require to make a claim on the policy that the excess is £1000. This information may be used to determine whether you have adequate contents insurance which should cover, apart from your personal effects, carpets and curtains, movable items of furniture and kitchen appliances Such as Washing machines, refrigerators, cookers, etc. In addition it is necessary for all lessees to have contents insurance, in case they cause damage to other flats. (See additional insurance notes at Section 24.) In the event of a claim you may be required to pay the policy excess. In order to reduce the number of insurance claims there are some simple steps that residents can take.

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5. Repairs to flats and alteration works

Section 5 – Repairs to flats and alteration works

REPAIRS TO FLATS

a) Lessees are responsible for general internal repairs within their flats. All sanitary fittings, washing machines and dishwashers, with the associated pipe work, must be maintained in good condition and kept free from obstruction. In addition, most flats have an isolation valve for the water supply and this should be maintained in working condition. (If you do not know where your stopcocks are situated please contact the In-house plumber to assist you. The in-house plumber has a book held at reception, please contact or visit reception and your details will be entered into his book to enable him to contact you. Please note that the in-house plumber works Monday to Friday)
Compliance with this will have three consequences. First, water escape will be prevented and thus there will be no damage, inconvenience or annoyance to neighbours living below. Secondly, the fabric of the building will not be damaged. Thirdly, the building insurance premium will be kept to a minimum through fewer claims and this will be reflected within the yearly service charge budget.

b) Simple maintenance work, such as defective washers, minor blockages in the plumbing system etc, can be dealt with by the on-site by the plumber or the handyman. Please inform the porters of any problems & see the guidelines attached item 26. For using the in-house plumber.

c) Should any lessee need to employ the services of a plumber for alterations or repairs and a shut down or draining down is required; the On-site plumber must be consulted. Please contact the Estate Office to make arrangements. All costs are the lessee’s responsibility. Please see item 26 procedures for using the in-house plumber and how to request this service.

d) Electric Meters and Main Fuses. Full schedules as to location of those for each flat are held on the main reception desk. Please speak to the porters.
Please be aware if undertaking any DIY works to your flat that in order to minimise the disturbance to other resident’s works must be carried out between 8am – 5pm Monday to Friday and Saturday 8.30 – 1pm on Saturday. Sunday & Bank Holiday work is not permitted. Contractor parking within the grounds closes at 5pm MondayFriday & 1pm on Saturday, so please ensure that they complete works within this time in order to leave site before the parking within this courtyard is closed.

e) Please ensure that if you are undertaking works of a noisy nature you notify your surrounding neighbours including above & below in advance of such works and approximate length of time these will take, this allows neighbours who are home or shift workers to be able to plan accordingly.
If you are undertaking refurbishment works please the Estate Office prior to undertaking works so we can advise you of the correct procedures to follow and in some instances in accordance with the lease you may require a Licence before undertaking the works. We also have a guidance leaflet for refurbishment works within flats that are not affecting the layout of the property but are to refurbish the bathroom and kitchen which contains important information and is available upon request.

f) It is important for leaseholders to be aware that access is available to the service duct/main stack within your property and ensure that you do not make this inaccessible by tiling over. This provides access to valves, all main services, rooding eye and in some flats you may find that you share these services with your neighbouring flats. If an emergency such as a leak were to occur and we needed to access the duct/main stack which may either be located in your kitchen or bathroom area then we would have to break away the tiling and put in an access hatch and you could be liable for the costs involved in this if you have covered over the access area.

g) If you are employing a contractor to undertake any works to your flat please in addition observe the conditions relating to the contractors guidelines on site – please see section 22. Please also ensure that you speak with Estate Office staff.

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4. Key permission slips/External keys

Section 4 – KEY PERMISSION SLIPS & EXTERNAL KEYS

a) Key Permission slips

In the interest of security porters will not release keys to a third party unless the resident occupant has completed a key permission slip request, which are obtainable from the main reception desk. Please note that you must specify the dates and names of the person able to receive the keys, should you have any queries please speak with either the Estate Office staff or reception staff.
Key permission slips can only be valid for 1 month at a time but only if you specify this and must be renewed after this time.
Non-resident leaseholders wishing to give access permission can contact the Estate Office by fax to provide the relevant permission or by email.

b) External Keys

Keys to the external doors are security cut keys and can only be purchased from the office at a cost of £7.50 however before we can issue this we must have full confirmation that you are a resident and if you are a tenant sub-letting your landlord must have completed the necessary documentation to sub-let in order for you to obtain a key. Night staff will challenge any persons entering the building without keys please be advised that this is for your safety and security.

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3. Accounting procedures & service charge

Section 3 – Accounting procedures & service charge

ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES

a) All accounting matters for Du Cane Court are dealt with by the Brighton Office; however any query in the first instance should be raised with the Estate Office who will assist you. Collections Team Tel: 0300 303 1527.

b) Demands for service charge and ground rent will be dispatched to leaseholders in June and December each year. They should be settled within 14 days of the demand due date. Balancing demands are issued by the latest in July of each year with the previous year end accounts. Your service charge contribution is based on the percentage payable as per the lease for your individual property. Leases on a quarterly charge as defined by their lease will be issued in March, June, September & December.

c) Payments can be sent direct to Allsop Letting and Management’s Leeds office or handed in person to staff within the Estate Office. Receipts are not normally issued for cheques except upon request, a SAE is required if sending to Leeds but receipts can be provided within the Estate Office without an SAE for residents living in the building.

d) The freeholder’s policy on rent collection is attached to these Guidelines.

e) If you have a query concerning your demand, accounting procedures, or payment Please contact Ms Morton within the Estate Office as soon as possible and she will do all she can to assist you with your enquiry.

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2. Selling, Sub-letting, building alterations

Section 2 – SELLING, SUB-LETTING OR BUILDING ALTERATIONS

Your lease requires that written permission must be obtained from the freeholder (via their agent) Allsop Residential Investment Management in a number of situations. These include:
a) When the lessee has a purchaser for their flat
b) When the lessee intends to carry out alterations within a flat
c) When the lessee wishes to sub-let their flat.
d) Window replacement installation.
In all cases correspondence should be directed to the Estate Office who will then advise on the procedure to be followed.

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1. Whom to contact

Section 1 – WHOM TO CONTACT

DU CANE COURT:

If you are experiencing any problem concerning the building or have any general queries please contact Estate Office staff Telephone (020) 8675 8894 or fax (020) 8772 9143. The Estate Office is open Monday to Friday, outside of office hours or if the office is closed reception desk staff can be contacted on (020) 8673 8592. The reception desk is manned 24hrs a day.

The team responsible for daily management matters are based at the Estate Office within the main reception are listed below:
Mr Adrian Bunney MIRPM Assoc RICS – Block Services Controller
[email protected]
Miss Tippi Bamra – Property Manager
[email protected]
Mr Colin Brooks – Estate Manager
[email protected]
We aim to deal with any problem and/or query immediately it arises by contacting the resident by telephone, visit or letter to advice on the necessary action being taken.

Head Office:

ALLSOP LETTING AND MANAGEMENT
Princes House
53-54 Queens Road,
Brighton,
East Sussex
BN1 3XB
Telephone: 0300 303 1526

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