Wychwood Park Management Company and Its Future

Wychwood Park
Management Company
Introductions
Karen Delay – Chair of Wychwood Park Residents Society (WPRS)
Jon Wright – Vice Chair of WPRS
Lance Stephens – Treasurer WPRS
Barry Feast – WPRS Member
Les Kingston – WPRS Member
Barry and Les were key in reinstating the fountain!
WPRS?
Originally set up by Connaught Brook residents in 2001
Mostly a social and ‘residents’ forum at the time
Successfully arranged for resident representation on WPML
Quite an active group of residents working with CP and WPML
Action Group decided to take an alternative approach to challenge CP
legally and ultimately took over WPML and WPRS representation
Small group returned in 2015 to reinstate communications with CP
The Management Company
What does it do?
Manage and tender the security and landscaping contracts
Maintain roads, lighting, infrastructure – get tenders for work required
Collect, account and audit the money from residents and hotel/golf club
Approve and enforce planning applications
Deal with resident issues / complaints where possible
The Management Company
What doesn’t it do?
Anything to do with hotel and golf club including their land
Deal with personal neighbour disputes
How is it set up?
Currently a subsidiary of Countryside Properties
Ownership of the sinking fund and communal land
Control of the sinking fund and current accounts
Day to day management outsourced to Lamonts (Legat Owen)
The Management Company - future
Why are we discussing it?
Countryside no longer have an interest in the park
The Hotel are not interested in taking on the management company
Risk of it being ‘sold off’ / outsourced to a 3
rd
 Party
Countryside Properties have offered it to the residents
Take control of the management company and the park ground in which we
live in.
Remove the risk of third party interest in the park.
The Management Company – activity so far
Progress has been made over the last year
Agreement for full stat accounts to be provided
Process of ensuring all pockets of land transferred to WPML
Legal representation for residents provided (ORJ Solicitors)
Checklist for due diligence completed
Contracts, Bank Accounts, Utilities, Licenses and Insurances required, Lighting charges
1 Freshwater drive costs, any legal contracts or warranties in place
Asset transfer process to remove liability risk
The Management Company – core objective
To maintain the park to the original specification that people bought into
To do so efficiently and cost effectively
Maintain 3
rd
 party day to day management
To act in the best interests of the property owners
The Management Company – what next?
To get any feedback / concerns regarding this process from home owners
We need some volunteers to assist with hamlet representation on the board
To provide a structure to the new company which will incorporate WPML
Directors from owners and hotel
Not massively onerous, quarterly meetings and occasional email support
Reinstate resident and owner meetings moving forward
Target dates: Nov 15 for company creation, Dec 15 handover, Jan 1
st
 16 start
Email for volunteers, questions, concerns
Please forward all correspondence to:
wwpfeedback@gmail.com
  
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Wychwood Park Management Company plays a vital role in managing contracts, finances, and resident issues within the community. Originally set up by residents, the company has had an interesting evolution over the years. The current focus is on potential ownership transfer from Countryside Properties to the residents to ensure better control and prevent third-party involvement. Recent progress includes financial agreements and land transfers.

  • Management Company
  • Resident Society
  • Community Management
  • Future Planning
  • Homeowners Association

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  1. Wychwood Park Management Company

  2. Introductions Karen Delay Chair of Wychwood Park Residents Society (WPRS) Jon Wright Vice Chair of WPRS Lance Stephens Treasurer WPRS Barry Feast WPRS Member Les Kingston WPRS Member Barry and Les were key in reinstating the fountain!

  3. WPRS? Originally set up by Connaught Brook residents in 2001 Mostly a social and residents forum at the time Successfully arranged for resident representation on WPML Quite an active group of residents working with CP and WPML Action Group decided to take an alternative approach to challenge CP legally and ultimately took over WPML and WPRS representation Small group returned in 2015 to reinstate communications with CP

  4. The Management Company What does it do? Manage and tender the security and landscaping contracts Maintain roads, lighting, infrastructure get tenders for work required Collect, account and audit the money from residents and hotel/golf club Approve and enforce planning applications Deal with resident issues / complaints where possible

  5. The Management Company What doesn t it do? Anything to do with hotel and golf club including their land Deal with personal neighbour disputes How is it set up? Currently a subsidiary of Countryside Properties Ownership of the sinking fund and communal land Control of the sinking fund and current accounts Day to day management outsourced to Lamonts (Legat Owen)

  6. The Management Company - future Why are we discussing it? Countryside no longer have an interest in the park The Hotel are not interested in taking on the management company Risk of it being sold off / outsourced to a 3rdParty Countryside Properties have offered it to the residents Take control of the management company and the park ground in which we live in. Remove the risk of third party interest in the park.

  7. The Management Company activity so far Progress has been made over the last year Agreement for full stat accounts to be provided Process of ensuring all pockets of land transferred to WPML Legal representation for residents provided (ORJ Solicitors) Checklist for due diligence completed Contracts, Bank Accounts, Utilities, Licenses and Insurances required, Lighting charges 1 Freshwater drive costs, any legal contracts or warranties in place Asset transfer process to remove liability risk

  8. The Management Company core objective To maintain the park to the original specification that people bought into To do so efficiently and cost effectively Maintain 3rdparty day to day management To act in the best interests of the property owners

  9. The Management Company what next? To get any feedback / concerns regarding this process from home owners We need some volunteers to assist with hamlet representation on the board To provide a structure to the new company which will incorporate WPML Directors from owners and hotel Not massively onerous, quarterly meetings and occasional email support Reinstate resident and owner meetings moving forward Target dates: Nov 15 for company creation, Dec 15 handover, Jan 1st16 start

  10. Email for volunteers, questions, concerns Please forward all correspondence to: wwpfeedback@gmail.com

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