Category Archives: Caretaker

With regret

It is with great regret that the Directors have to announce the resignation of Michael O’Neil as our Caretaker at Regatta Point.

Everyone who has had the  pleasure of meeting Michael will know how much enthusiasm and professionalism he has bought to the role, let alone improvements to the levels of service offered to owners and residents alike.  However, Michael has decided to move on to pastures new and his last day will be Friday the 24th of August.

In the meantime, the Directors have been interviewing and have selected Michael Mitsinga to join us as our new Caretaker – to start on Monday the 20th of August, which will allow a one week handover.

Please join us in wishing Michael O’Neil all the best for the future and in welcoming Michael Mitsinga into his new role.

The Directors – Regatta Point Freehold Limited

Directors Meeting – June 2018

Directors’ Meeting 6th June 2018

The Directors of Regatta Point Freehold Limited met for a regular meeting to discuss various matters arising in the running of the building.  

The following are highlights of the discussions:

  • Roadside windows project has been delayed again over the issue of obtaining quotes for some elements of the works but the intention is to continue with the project and send out Section 20 letters as soon as possible.
  • New Fire Alarm – HML are to obtain more competitive quotes
  • Electric Car charging points – it was decided that this development has to be set up on a standalone basis and those people who expressed an interest will be written to explaining the way forward.
  • It was decided that tables would be purchased for the garden.
  • The Directors unanimously agreed to renew our Caretaker’s contract for another year.

Next meeting 11th September 2018

Caretaker Christmas

Please be aware that Michael, our caretaker, is on holiday over the Christmas period and that no cover is being provided.

His last day in the office will be Friday the 22nd of December and his first day back at work will be Tuesday the 2nd of January 2018.

 

Annual Residents’ Briefing Summary

Annual Residents Meeting 5th December 2017

The Directors of Regatta Point Freehold Limited invited all residents and owners to the annual briefing held in the upper lobby at Regatta Point where they reviewed last year and looked ahead to the next.  They aimed to brief all attendees on a variety of important matters and answer any questions raised.  The Directors also wanted to gain feedback from residents on how they would like to move forward in certain matters.

The slides are available here : Annual Residents Briefing December 2017 V7

Additionally, a letter from Paula Bowman regarding the windows project is similarly available.  This is regardless of it being outside of the Section 20 process that the Directors are legally obliged to follow – they felt her views should be aired as requested and noted that nobody at the meeting expressed the same opinions.

The letter is available here: Paula Bowman Regatta Point Windows

The following are actions to be taken by the Directors as a result of the discussions:

  1. Request residents to report on their balcony paint work and wood decking to ascertain their state of repairs.  Interim repair and tidy up may be needed for some so as to delay the major refurbishment.
  2. Checked valid emergency telephone numbers used in the UK
    ANSWER: 999 and 112 work on all phones in the UK. 911 only works on mobile phones.
  3. Ask one of our suppliers to survey RP flat doors to see if residents want cold-smoke and/or intumescent strips fitting.
  4. Alarm to be sounded in the event of a fire.  Even with a stay put policy the consensus was that residents would want an alarm to sound so they can make their own choice.
  5. Secure the website so that information on keys etc. is no longer available to the public.
  6. Send a note asking all residents to respect others parking spaces – even if they appear not to be used.  Ask Michael to co-ordinate any kind offers from residents who can make spare spaces available to fellow residents.
  7. Alan Kohn offered the services of his drone for inspection of the roadside elevation of the building to aid inspection for the windows tender process.
  8. The reaction from all attending was positive to go ahead with the new windows based on the design shown. Residents expressed gratitude for the notice of the likely cost of this work in advance.  Details of how the project would be managed for each flat and the approach for internal “make good” work needs to be developed in detail.

The Directors Regatta Point (Freehold) Limited