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I would think very carefully about engaging with this if you want to move in the not too distant future. Yes there is a mechanism that allows you to force some visibility of the accounts and expenditure but you are effectively starting a dispute with the freeholder and your buyer, when you sell, will either find out about this or you will have to tell them.
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I live in a new build (shock horror!) of 6 flats, it is very nice and we've had very few problems
however, the developer (bit of a 1 man band) hasn't managed to sell the last flat (number 5 is supposedly pending completion) and is still running the "management scheme"... (I don't think he ever intended to be running it this long but brexit and then corona put some uncertainty on sales etc).... either way - despite my numerous requests to see proof of his expenditure of the service fees, he has yet to do this. I know it is within my rights to see this breakdown of the accounts but how can I get him to actually show them? what proceedings do I need to threaten him with?
it isn't a lot of money at the moment (£~220 a quarter) but he sent his fucking kids round to do the gardening the other day and his wife to vacuum in the communal halls... there is also a small leak into the carpark which needs fixing - which should be covered by the NHBC warranty, rather than our service fees. I just don't want him pinching money from the service fees pot to fix shit which he should be reaching in his own pocket for. he should also be paying the service fee on flat 5 and 6