[Michele]

Thank you for this – will check them out next week.

[Michele]

Hi Mascha – do you mean the old or the new system?

The £10k-£12k subscription payment for a new system is attributed to using proprietary software and on-going maintenance. We currently pay no subscription whatsoever. The £2k is mainly for calls and some sporadic maintenance.

[Michele]

Dear All

The Board have followed up on the action to identify alternative intercom systems.

To re-iterate, the current intercom system operates as follows: A) we put aside £2k from the service charge to cover calls (Virgin Media) and ad-hoc maintenance plus B) there is a one-off £35 charge each time a resident changes a phone number associated with a given flat.

Having investigated 3 major and 2 smaller intercom providers, we have come to a conclusion that a new more technologically advanced system will cost a minimum £10k-£12k for subscription only. There will be an additional setup cost. We believe this is too expensive in comparison to what we currently have.

That said, we welcome any cheaper intercom ideas residents might have and we would be happy to investigate.

Regards
Kamil

[Michele]

Dear Claire

Swimming pool works will last 10 weeks and will start end of April.

Regards

Kamil

[Michele]

Dear Claire

External refurb will last 3 months and will start at some stage over the summer.

Regards

Kamil

[Michele]

Thanks Michael – an email has also gone out to all residents/owners today.

We take the matter seriously and will deal with any other episode of nuisance.

[Michele]

Dear Resident

The works on the leisure centre are hopefully to commence in the late April.

 

Regards

GW Directors

[Michele]

I am with Virgin – not really happy.

[Michele]

Thanks Mascha

These are good ideas but I am not entirely sure how we would enforce this. The truth is that each resident has a fob and they do not have to sign in to gain access to the pool. We would also need to cross check whether any restrictions are compliant with the leases.

Best regards
Kamil

[Michele]

Hi Mascha

Thanks for these comments. Could you please elaborate on ‘stricter guest policy’ and how you would envisage this working?

Many thanks
Kamil

[Michele]

Hi Mascha – noted.

[Michele]

Hi Mascha

Totally agree on the consistent look and feel and we will endeavour to achieve this within budget and practicality constraints. There will be an opportunity to comment on a proposal as part of the Notice going out for these works.

As to the paintwork maintenance, my understanding is we pay an ongoing fee for general maintenance – I will enquire about this.

Many thanks
Kamil

[Michele]

Hi Corin

Thank you for the note. This will be discussed and I believe one solution would be to have lights with a built-in motion sensor. As to their brightness, we will need to verify against fire regulations.

Regards
Kamil

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