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Residents Annual Briefing – 10th December

This years Annual Residents’ Briefing will be on Tuesday the 10th of December, starting at 7pm in the lobby. We will be offering a drink and canapes to all.  Please join us if you can – and drop our Caretaker an email at caretaker@regattapoint.co.uk if you do plan to attend, so as to help plan numbers.

We will be reviewing events and financials for the past year and will then take a look ahead to what may be taking place in the next year.

Please take time to come along as we really value your feedback and the opportunity to discuss issues face to face. If you wish a particular subject to be covered please email us at directors@regattapoint.co.uk in advance, so that we can prepare.

We look forward to seeing you there.

The Directors – Regatta Point (Freehold) Limited.

Water Leak

As some of you might be aware there was a water leak into the common parts in Block A. This is now under control.

The water did seep into the smoke detector on the first floor and will be replaced once the ceiling dries out.

The Fire Alarm panel in the foyer is showing a fault as a result but will revert once the new detector is fitted. It doesn’t affect the operation of the fire alarm.

Smoke Alarms in Flats

Advice regarding smoke alarms.

When originally built your flat would have had a mains powered smoke alarm installed in its hallway. The expected life of these is around 10 years, and so if you still have the original one it is unlikely to still be effective and should be replaced as soon as possible. Similarly if it was last replaced more than 10 years ago.

The London Fire Brigade now recommend that an alarm is fitted into almost every room within a flat and that they are interlinked so if one is triggered all of the others within the flat go off. Our own Fire Assessor has made the same recommendation, and we strongly advise that you follow their advice.

The London Fire Brigade advice can be viewed here, along with lots of other useful fire safety advice:

https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/safety/the-home/smoke-alarms-and-heat-alarms