Blog - Tag Archive for Bloor Homes

By Nige on August 30, 2024 at 6:45 am
Type: News

This is the blog page. This is where we share longer articles, which aim to share important concepts and ideas. It is also the general page for showing author, category, tag and time-based archives.

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.

Update on Handover

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.

Options for Handover

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 […]

Handover Planning with Bloor and VWHDC

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 […]

Detailed Update on Handover

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.

High Level Update on Handover

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.

FirstPort Service Charge Invoice

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 […]

Engagement with Bloor Homes

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 […]

Maintenance Requirements

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.

Progress on Handover

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.

Outstanding Work on Roads

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: