Section 20s 👷
& Leaseholder Campaigns
Instructions for Responding to Section 20s 🚧
Leaseholders – take note: Ballymore’s flood of Section 20s demands your immediate attention! ⏳
Not responding may cost you thousands of £££ 💷 💸 Respond Now or Pay Later – Big Time ❗
This webpage will be updated and refreshed live 🔄, so please revisit for the most up-to-date information, content, and instructions.
Your Immediate Steps 📢
Read the Section 20 Letters Issued by Ballymore
Don't overlook any detail. These notices directly impact your finances.Consult the RA's Official Response
Align your response with the collective stance of our association for greater impact.Respond to Ballymore Using the Provided Template – It's Crucial!
Remember: there’s always a deadline. Missing it can be costly.
Note:
No Printer Required 🖨️
Most cases won’t need printed documents. If you do need additional IT support, please reach out to secretary@npwlra.co.ukLocate All Section 20 Documents Here 🚀
Find the NPWLRA’s official response and all Ballymore correspondences in 📂Folder 214 - Section 20s. If you don't have access to this folder, click "request access" and we will grant your access.
Live Section 20s
2024 01 - Charrington Tower / Columbia West - Pressurisation Unit Replacement (🚨 deadline 8 January 2024)
Affecting Leaseholders of Charrington Tower, Columbia West & Jessop Building
Important - We need you to complete these steps. Please don't take this one lightly, we need numbers if this is going to be taken seriously.
Not responding may cost you thousands of £££ 💷 💸 Respond Now or Pay Later – Big Time ❗
🟥 Deadline: 8 January 2024 (Monday)🟥
1️⃣ Read the Section 20 letters issued by Ballymore ➡📂 Click here (Folder 1)
2️⃣ Refer to RA's official response & respond to Ballymore using the template provided ➡📂 Click here (Folder 2)
Go to Folder 2 and Download the word document to your own computer (right click on the file and hit save)
Insert your Name and Apartment Number on Page 12
Save the document
Email the document as an attachment to mhart@ballymoream.com
copying NPWLRA@outlook.com
Email Subject: CT/CW/JB PU S20
Live Campaigns
2023 12 - NPW - Ground Rents (🚨 deadline 17 January 2024)
New Providence Wharf Leaseholders - We need you to complete these steps to reduce Ground Rent. Please don't take this one lightly, we need numbers if this is going to be taken seriously.
📢 Department of Levelling Up, Housing, and Communities Consultation on Ground Rents – Closes on 17 January 2024 📅
🌟 This is an important consultation. The advantages of a ground rent peppercorn cap for leaseholders are:
- 🏠 It removes ground rent and puts existing leasehold properties on a level playing field with new properties following the 2022 Ground Rents Act.
- 💷 Removes ground rent affordability issues.
- 🔄 Makes properties easier to sell.
- 💰 Makes enfranchisement cheaper.
You have a choice of 3 ways to respond:
1️⃣ Online ([Click here] (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/modern-leasehold-restricting-ground-rent-for-existing-leases/modern-leasehold-restricting-ground-rent-for-existing-leases))
- Estimated time: 10-15 minutes.
2️⃣ [Recommended] By Email
- Estimated time: < 5 minutes.
- Use this Template by NPWLRA ([Access here] (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NL6s0iaT3-KqT85qAyKeM1poDtGz89Dk/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118213656814437429436&rtpof=true&sd=true)). To save a copy to your computer, go to top left hand corner of your browser, File -> Save a copy
- Delete everything above the line (page 1 of the template).
- Edit/delete the sections in red.
- Attach the response below and email to Groundrents.Consultation@levellingup.gov.uk
3️⃣ In Writing, you can write to:
Ground Rent Consultation
3 SW, Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London SW1P 4DF
🔔 Note from National Leasehold Campaign (NLC): "The single most important *answer is A PEPPERCORN. We have taken the approach that Peppercorn are the only option to align new and existing leaseholders, therefore we are not going to provide statistics for options 2,3,4,5".
- If you agree with NLC, respond by email: Follow instructions to respond above. Following the refusal by Nationwide Building Society (Blazecourt Ltd) to the NPWLRA's request to reduce the ground rent, LKP advises COMPLETING THE CONSULTATION.
❗❗❗ Mandatory questions in the consultation are marked with an asterisk (*).
*If emailing your response, please 🛑DELETE🛑 the covering page of the template, and edit/delete the sections in ♥️red ♥️.
Any Questions? ✉️
Any questions regarding any of the above? Email npwlra@outlook.comLocate All Section 20 Documents Here 🚀
Find the NPWLRA’s official response and all Ballymore correspondences in 📂Folder 214 - Section 20s