Case Studies
When your accountant isn’t a service charge accountant – Southfield Park, Oxford
Southfield Park, Oxford is a development of 58 flats which had operated under a hybrid-management arrangement with the resident’s management company running the day to day and the financial...
The undoing of a managing agent written into the lease, St. George’s Park, Oxford
This is an all-too-common practice, especially with the larger managing agents and getting out of such an arrangement is complicated and costly but the good news is that it can be done. St....
Big shoes to fill but a seamless transition achieved – The Eagle Works, Jericho, Oxford .
The Eagle Works in Jericho, Oxford is a development of 192 leasehold flats and formerly the site of the Eagle Ironworks, an Iron Foundry owned by W. Lucy& Co. Please see...
Big reserves and big projects – Cedar Court, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
It’s common for letting agents to take on small block management contracts usually as a means of protecting lettings business. This was the case for Cedar Court for a number of years. The...
National property developer called to account – Quaker’s Court, Abingdon
Quaker's Court in Abingdon is a mixed development of 74 leasehold and freehold properties. Common Ground was appointed as managing agent in December 2011. At the time of appointment,...
Financial Fiasco Fixed – The Malthouse, Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
The Malthouse is a high-end development of 11 flats and 5 mews properties in Henley on Thames. In addition to the properties, the site has a car park with separate leases with some of these leases granted...
Rubbish wrangles rectified – Barclay House, Summertown, Oxford
Barclay House is a development of 18 flats in Summertown, Oxford which includes a Marks and Spencer’s shop on the ground floor. The flats were previously offices but converted into flats in 2016. Alan...
The Right to Manage is not always the answer – Shotover Mound, Oxford
Shotover Mound is a development of 18 flats in Oxford built in 2008 and has been managed by Common Ground since 2011. When the development was completed, the freehold interest was sold...
Our managing agent isn’t a managing agent – Beauchamp Place, Oxford
Beauchamp Place is a development of 52 flats based in Oxford with an active management committee. The managing agent was initially very responsive but block management was not their core business....