Do you have a Planning Law anomaly to report to us?

Museum researcher living in The London Borough of Merton that includes Wimbledon.
is trying to save a small local park from being developed ...

The Millenium Mayor of The Molesey area of Surrey.

To quote:
I’m having much the same problem here in West Molesey where the directors of the local football ground at the bottom of my garden
are planning to build houses there against their agreement. ...

and have asked CARL, the Campaign for the Abolition of Residential Leasehold, to prioritize this.
CARL campaigns for the abolition of leasehold and universal adoption of commonhold.

The background is that, even in a shareholder-owned Eatate, and in 1981 we were one of the first, the accounts can be AGREED WITHOUT CONSULTING THE SERVICE CHARGE PAYERS / THE LEGAL SHAREHOLDERS.

Here is an e.mail from out accountants:

Thank you for your email.

Officially Directors "approve" financial statements and Members "receive" the accounts. This has always been the case but has been clarified with the Companies Act 2006. The important rule is that the Members get sent the accounts for information within the required time frame before the Annual General Meeting itself.

There is no requirement to hold back the accounts from filing at Companies House until after they have been received by the shareholders at an Annual General Meeting.

Your sincerely

.......
Partner
For and on behalf of ....

It does rather leave the door wide open for the unscrupulous!

26/09/2011 - Appointment of directors

COURTLANDS ESTATE (RICHMOND) LIMITED

MONITOR ALERT - The following changes have taken place for this business
New Company Documents Filed. 3 NEW DIRECTORS and 2 Director resignations.

26/09/2011 - Appointment of directors

Saturday 24th September at 2.15pm

Lecture Theatre, Kensington Library, Hornton Street, London W8
Nearest Tube: High Street Kensington

Carl is the Campaign for the Abolition of Residential Leasehold
P.O. Box 26369, London N8 7ZL

If you can not attend the Meting you can still submit a question in advance by e-mailing
charlotte@carl.org.uk
or
info@carl.org.uk

This Meeting lines-up speakers and panelists from amongst MPs and London Assembly members and others. The focus will be the service charge investigation being conducted by the Greater London Authority. The findings should have widespread implications not just for leaseholders in London, but across the country as a whole.

A brief AGM will follow and after that attendees will adjourn to a nearby pub to discuss issues of common interest.