Progress on SECAB and the garden has been a bit slow over the last few months. While it is a shame we did not manage to get it all sorted this year, we now have some time to get things ready for next summer. The main thing we need to set up to make thisContinue reading “SECAB Committee Constitution – Draft”
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“There is no such thing as a new idea” – Mark Twain
If our tenements are ~130 years old, then surely someone has thought of creating an association for its residents before, right? Named something to do with the five streets around it, surely. Historical planning records are a wonderful thing. See this council website for more.
Dividing up costs across the back green
Whenever communal maintenance of any kind needs organised, how the costs get divided up can be the most contentious part of the discussion. The title deeds to a property are the first place to go and look. Since these define the property that owners buy, they can define their responsibilities to other owners too, andContinue reading “Dividing up costs across the back green”
Back green work – professional quotes
This post is an update on how the quotes are stacking up for the back green professional maintenance. In my communications with other residents and owners I’ve said it would be less than £5 or £10 upfront and £5 or £10 per flat per year afterwards. This was based on the original quote I receivedContinue reading “Back green work – professional quotes”
SECAB residents’ and owners’ committees
As of today support for the garden maintenance plan across the tenements stands at: Tenement Factor Inclined percent 1 Assembly, 8 Baltic 87.50% 3-7 Assembly 69.23% 9 Assembly, 3-5 Cadiz PoLHA 90.91% 2-6 Baltic, 2-6 Salamander 75.00% 7 Cadiz 93.75% 9-11 Cadiz PoLHA 95.00% 13 Cadiz 81.25% 47-51 Elbe 100.00% 53-59 Elbe 81.82% 8 SalamanderContinue reading “SECAB residents’ and owners’ committees”
A response to an anonymous letter
At 12pm today I had an envelope pushed under my door. In it was an angry letter about me trying to create this SECAB project. No contact details were left, and the person who delivered it left the stair before I had a chance to see them. I am happy for residents to get inContinue reading “A response to an anonymous letter”
SECAB Profiles: Mark Provan
Hello, I’m Mark Provan, and I created SECAB. I’m a 24 year old software developer, originally from Dumbarton on the west coast. I’m quite interested in architecture and buildings. My dad is a retired architect and I’ve learned a lot from him. At university I was the treasurer for the student committee at my hallContinue reading “SECAB Profiles: Mark Provan”
SECAB Phase 5 – The future
Now that residents have this space, what would they want do with it? There will be plenty of things that individual residents can organise by themselves. With the residents’ community groups on the internet, it’ll be easy for residents to find other residents with the same interests like gardening, and then form groups to doContinue reading “SECAB Phase 5 – The future”
SECAB Phase 4 – Taking action
Now that we are ready to make the decisions following the Tenements Act, it’s time for action. We will have multiple independent quotes for the most necessary baseline works in the back green: A one-time cleanup – removing weeds, overgrown plants and other debris An ongoing maintenance contract to prevent weeds regrowing Alongside this, itContinue reading “SECAB Phase 4 – Taking action”
SECAB Phase 3 – Getting organised
Owners While we have the law on making decisions binding on a tenement, we will need a way to co-ordinate decisions across the different tenements. With the contact details for the owners, we will have established a communication network for the owners of each tenement. This communication network will be available for tenements to useContinue reading “SECAB Phase 3 – Getting organised”
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