Handbook - Introduction

SURBITON COURT FLATS 1-69 HANDBOOK

Introduction

Surbiton Court Flats 1-69 is managed by a Board of Directors, comprised of Members and elected by Members. Everyone who owns a flat in Surbiton Court is automatically a Member of SCRA Ltd. Members are entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting. Members who are in arrears with their maintenance are not entitled to vote at the AGM until their debt is cleared. A flat owned by two, or more, people is entitled to one vote, that is, one vote per flat.

The Board is ultimately responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the structure and the external fabric of the buildings. This includes the common parts (cleaning, gardening, drains, communal lighting, etc.), the block insurance, and the day-to-day running of Surbiton Court. The Board follows a pro-active schedule of preventative maintenance, which involves prioritising work on a rolling programme basis.

The Board meets approximately once a month and a summary of each meeting is posted on the Blog.

As of 1st July 2024, the Board has entrusted the day-to-day running of the Court and its buildings to Snellers Property Management. If you have any questions about the Court or issues you wish to raise, you can still use the contact information on the Contact page of this web site, but in many cases you will find that the response will come back from one of the Snellers property managers who look after us.

The purpose of this Handbook is to provide an accessible guide to living in Surbiton Court, based on the Terms of the Lease. All residents, whether owners or sub-tenants, are legally bound to comply with the Terms of the Lease: by buying, or renting, a flat in Surbiton Court you legally agree to comply with these terms.

Some of the information contained in the Handbook, for example maintenance charges, applies only to owners, however all residents are advised to familiarise themselves with the Handbook.

If you have any queries, or would like a hard copy of the Handbook, please email chairman@surbitoncourt.com.

Surbiton Court has two postcodes: KT6 4EB for Flats 1-35 and KT6 4ED for Flats 36-69.

To clarify some of the terminology used in this Handbook and on the website:

Member is someone who owns a Lease for a flat in Surbiton Court and is therefore a member of SCRA Ltd
Owner is someone who holds a Lease for a flat in Surbiton Court
Resident is anyone who lives in Surbiton Court, whether they own or rent a flat
Sub-tenant is the correct term for someone who rents a flat in Surbiton Court from a flat owner. Confusingly, sub-tenants are often also referred to as "tenants", although the meaning is usually clear from the context.
Tenant is the correct legal term for someone who holds a Lease for a flat in Surbiton Court, and is referred to as such in the Lease
(NB The terms ‘owner’, ‘member’ and ‘tenant’ are often used interchangeably.)

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Surbiton Court No 2 (Flats 70-89), Surbiton Court No 3 (Flats 90-113) and Surbiton Court Mews (Flats 114-116) are entirely separate legal entities and under different management.

All queries relating to Surbiton Court No 2 should be directed to Bartholomews, 15 Penrhyn Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 2BZ, telephone 020 8546 9441, email: enquiries@bartholomews.com>.

Queries relating to Surbiton Court No 3 should be directed to Wallakers, 69 Victoria Road, Surbiton, Surrey, KT6 4NX, telephone 020 8399 5381, email: info@wallakers.com.

The buildings of Surbiton Court Mews have recently been re-developed. What used to be 114-116 Surbiton Court Mews is now a block of eight flats with addresses 1-8 Surbiton Court Mews. Queries relating to flats in Surbiton Court Mews should be directed to Matthew James, St James House, St James Road, Surrey, KT6 4QH, telephone 020 8390 2266, email: enquiries@matthewjamesestateagents.co.uk.

PLEASE NOTE Residents of Surbiton Court Nos 2 & 3 and Surbiton Court Mews, do not have rights to the gardens of Surbiton Court Flats 1-69, nor do they, their visitors or contractors have rights to park anywhere in the grounds of Surbiton Court Flats 1-69.