Leaseholders’ Representative Group

The VAHT claims it is looking out for leaseholders and is putting together deals for things like replacement windows & doors and gas boiler servicing, but the LRG has uncovered that it pays to shop around. So we're putting together this page of tradespeople recommended by you the leaseholder based on your experience and value for money. If you would like to recommend someone, please e-mail secretary@lrg-aylesbury.org.uk with full contact details and your reasons for recommendation.

Electricians

• E. Sharp (Electrical) Ltd. Electrical Contractors
  Stablebridge Road, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, HP22 5ND
  Tel: 01296 630231
  Recommended by Alison Philpot of Bardon Green, Aylesbury

Glaziers

• Premier Windows & Doors
  138 Cambridge Road, Aylesbury, HP20 1BB
  Tel: 0800 854 353 (free phone)
  Web: www.premwindows.com
  e-mail: premierwindows@hotmail.com
  Recommended by Keith Nials of Hilton Avenue, Aylesbury

Plumbers & Heating Engineers

• Advanced Plumbing & Heating
  Ian Gelly (Gas Safe, formerly Corgi, Registered number 303720)
  Central Heating, Boilers, Cookers, Fires, 24-hr emergency call-out.
  18 Coppidwell Drive, AYLESBURY, HP21 9QF
  Mob: 07708 343363
  Tel: 01296 339293 (answerphone only)
  e-mail: iangelly1@btinternet.com
  Recommended by Rachel Webber of Gainsborough Road, Aylesbury

The Leaseholders’ Representative Group (LRG), Aylesbury, was formed in the second half of 2007 after an open meeting between the Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust (the Trust) and its leaseholders.

A particular motivation for the group's formation was to seek answers and transparency surrounding the Trust's decision (very soon after its inception) to invoke its right, under various leases, to collect service charges. After years of Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) collecting nothing but ground rent and buildings insurance, leaseholders are understandably shocked considering they had no say in the transfer of AVDC's property to the Trust.

Put simply, the LRG does not dispute that service charges may be necessary, but argues that proper consultation was not carried out to ensure that charges would be reasonable. The LRG believes that the rush by the Trust to apply service charges has been the cause of major discrepancies between various estimated bills, even in some cases where leaseholders share the same block of flats. It is felt that the more proactive approach of consultation, rather than reactive blanket billing, would serve the Trust's ethos of 'working together'.

We aim to hold committee meetings on a monthly basis on the Thursday after the forth Thursday of the month (timed to be after the VAHT Board meeting) and convene at 6.45pm to begin at 7pm sharp, ending at 9pm (unless otherwise stated). A legend follows this list with venue keys and maps.

• Tuesday, 9th March 2010 - Annual General Meeting - ALL WELCOME
  7pm at Walton Court Community Centre, Aylesbury (upstairs lounge) (map - more info)

Venue key:

• BSSC = Bucks CC Sports & Social Club, Lower Road, Aylesbury (map)
• ERCC = Eskdale Road Community Centre, Stoke Mandeville (map)
• VAHT = Vale of Aylesbury Housing Trust, Fairfax office (map)
• WCCC = Walton Court Community Centre, Aylesbury (map)
• TBC = to be confirmed.

Meeting dates may be subject to change, please check this page often.

The Leaseholders' Representative Group aims to be properly organised and accountable for its actions and responsibilities. To this end we have produced the following documents to which our committee members have agreed to adhere.

• Constitution (PDF 35Kb)
• Code of Conduct (PDF 36Kb)

You may comment directly on any of the LRG's pages, or you may contact us:

e-mail
Chair: chair@lrg-aylesbury.org.uk
Secretary: secretary@lrg-aylesbury.org.uk

voice mail 07531 846 816

snail mail
Leaseholders’ Representative Group
P.O. Box 898
AYLESBURY
HP20 9FG

Regular committee meetings are held to further the Group's cause - please let us know if you would like to attend one or if you can offer support in other ways.

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