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This is an archive showing posts assigned to tag: Bloor Homes.
Items relating to Bloor Homes Ltd, the construction company responsible for creating The Dovecote.
By Nige
on August 12, 2021
at 9:24 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Bloor Homes
Just had a call with our Bloor Adoption Manager. Key points: The Bloor Adoption Manager reaffirmed Bloor’s intention on meeting its obligations. We have complete faith in him – he’s a guy of integrity but we suspect he is constrained by Bloor senior management. That’s it for now. Happy to answer any questions.
By Nige
on July 24, 2021
at 9:14 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Bloor Homes | FirstPort | Management Company | Vale of White Horse District Council
This post covers the options for handover. Before looking through the options, consider the contrasting objectives of the various parties. This is our take on the drivers: We laid out the following options: Option 1 – Stick with the timetable as set out in the legal agreement Option 2 – Handover to the MC could […]
By Nige
on July 24, 2021
at 9:09 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Bloor Homes | Vale of White Horse District Council
We had a really positive and constructive meeting with Bloor and VWHDC on Fri afternoon. The primary focus was on the high-level approach to handover, rather than any specific detail. However, we did catch up on the opening of the play areas(s). Key points: We agreed the principle of opening up the play area(s) in […]
By Nige
on July 19, 2021
at 8:41 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Bloor Homes
Some of the detailed discussion with the Bloor Adoption Manager: There was additional discussion on other stuff like ransom strips, title deeds, maintenance schedule, but none of these have a significant impact on residents.
By Nige
on July 19, 2021
at 8:40 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Bloor Homes
We had a good discussion with the Bloor Adoption Manager on Thu afternoon. Summary: We will post some of the detailed discussion separately.
By Nige
on July 13, 2021
at 8:25 am
Type: News
Category: Service Charges
Tags: Bloor Homes | Chamonix Estates | FirstPort
We have just had an email from FirstPort asking for money to be paid to cover an adjustment for the last two years. No doubt others will receive the same either by email or in the post over the next few days. The RA Elected Committee is meeting tomorrow, so we will come up with […]
By Nige
on June 25, 2021
at 8:08 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Bloor Homes
Quick update on Engagement with Bloor: things have gone quiet, and we have been getting limited response from Bloor recently. We have sent over a list of some of the outstanding items to try to stimulate a response. This list isn’t comprehensive since our full list is pages and pages long. Our aim here is […]
By Nige
on May 13, 2021
at 5:19 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | Vale of White Horse District Council
Ahead of taking over responsibility for maintenance next year, I thought it was worthwhile building up a picture of what maintenance is undertaken and when.
By Nige
on May 8, 2021
at 10:28 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | Chamonix Estates | Management Company | Public Open Space | Vale of White Horse District Council
Update on Handover: Following on from the update on work on site after a call from our Adoptions Manager yesterday, thought it was worth letting everyone know we also talked further about the handover process.
By Nige
on March 30, 2021
at 10:22 am
Type: News
Category: Handover
Tags: Announcements | Bloor Homes | Management Company | Oxfordshire County Council | Street Lighting
I had a call from our Adoptions Manager yesterday afternoon. Key points noted:
