The RA's goals for 2026

Every year, the committee agrees on its top 10 priorities for the year ahead. Some of these are multi-year objectives, but they give us, and BAML, a clear set of major goals to work towards. We review progress on them regularly, which is especially important for those that require action or approval from BAML head office. These aren't the only initiatives we're pursuing, but they represent some of our most significant and impactful projects.

• Continued push on publication of accounts and follow up accounts inspections. BAML have published 2023/24 accounts and are planning to publish 2024/25 in H1 2026. RA have submitted accounts inspection queries for 2021/22. Aim to get completely up to date by end 2026 and continue to push for consultation with leaseholders on a full audit of one year (target 2024/25).
• Review of historical electric car charging consumption with BAML and work towards a resolution with the freeholder paying compensation.
• Investigate and review maintenance/insurance processes to ensure a proactive, development wide approach to problems (i.e. if a problem is highlighted in multiple units communicate and provide solutions).
• Continue to work to reduce anti-social behaviour and to eradicate the Airbnb problem across the development. This includes working with BAML to come up with solutions to these problems, working with the police ward panel, building a relationship with the new local police inspector and the council. Also increase awareness that AirBnBs are in breach of lease.
• Continue to work to reduce speeding and loitering cars, encouraging BAML to look for long-term solutions and working with the local police.
• Encourage BAML to improve transparency on service charge statements so that leaseholders can quickly see a breakdown of what their service charge is being spent on.
• Encourage BAML to engage with leaseholders around long-term sinking fund, providing a transparent timeline for expected future work. Work with BAML to review how sinking fund is invested and ways to prudently maximise interest income.
• Work with BAML towards a completion of the apartment door fire inspection work, with leaseholders provided with a list of approved contractors that can carry out work.
• Push BAML to release the updated version of b.life to improve functionality for residents and leaseholders including access to service charge bills.
• Improve communication with BAML head office to break through the bottlenecks that occur higher up in the company and to encourage higher level reviews of issues such as procurement.