{"id":101,"date":"2026-09-20T10:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newcentralta.co.uk\/?page_id=101"},"modified":"2026-09-24T19:25:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T18:25:43","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.newcentralta.co.uk\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Tenants&#8217; Association"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>It starts with an Action Group<\/h3>\n<p>A volunteer group of leaseholders called the New Central Leaseholders\u2019 Action Group, aims to establish a Tenants\u2019 Association to represent all leaseholders (flat owners) and residents in the New Central Development in Woking. Its Terms of Reference and working groups are designed to gauge leaseholder support for to form the New Central Tenants&#8217; Association.<\/p>\n<p>With enough support, the action group will follow best practice to form the association with a proposed constitution, processes, nominations for officials, and set the date for the first Annual General Meeting (AGM) where members can vote to constitute the Tenants&#8217; Association.<\/p>\n<p>Once the Tenants&#8217; Association is formed, the Action Group will no longer exist &#8211; it will have achieved its task of creating the Tenants&#8217; Association democratically and inclusively.<\/p>\n<h3>What is a Tenants&#8217; Association vs. a Recognised Tenants&#8217; Association?<\/h3>\n<p>There are two stages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Tenants&#8217; Association (TA)<\/strong> is a group of leaseholders (property owners) who formally organise to represent their collective interests. A Tenants&#8217; Association (TA) provides leaseholders with a collective voice on issues that matter to us all, including service charges, building maintenance, and matters affecting residents&#8217; wellbeing. The assocation can work collaboratively with the property management company and Landlord to provide ideas and share issues, however, it has limited power to request information or to prioritsie activities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Recognised Tenants&#8217; Association (RTA)<\/strong> has legal standing. Think of it like a &#8220;certified&#8221; Tenants&#8217; Association.<br \/>\nOnce enough leaseholders at New Central join the TA \u2014 50% of leaseholders on site \u2014 the secretary formally asks for Recognition from the landlord to be known as a <strong>Recognised Tenants&#8217; Association (RTA)<\/strong>. An RTA has legal standing (see below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Simply put, the next stage after the TA is formed is to gain sufficient support from qualifying leaseholders to apply for formal <strong>Recognition<\/strong> from the landlord or, if necessary, the First-tier Tribunal.<br \/>\nAs a Recognised Tenants&#8217; Association (RTA), it will be better placed to represent its members and work constructively with the managing agent (Centrick) and Landlord on matters affecting the development.<br \/>\nFormal recognition can also help us as leaseholders become more involved in consultations, receive information about matters affecting the development, and contribute to discussions that support good communication and transparency.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the legal Standing of a Recognised Tenants&#8217; Association?<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The legal standing an RTA gets under the <strong>Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, s.29<\/strong> isn&#8217;t a general power to run the building \u2014 it&#8217;s a specific, statutory set of rights around service charges. The secretary of a recognised association can:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li><strong>Ask for a summary of service charge costs<\/strong> and inspect the accounts and receipts behind them<\/li>\n<li><strong>Require the landlord to consult<\/strong> the association on service charges and management matters \u2014 not just be informed, but formally consulted before decisions are made<\/li>\n<li><strong>Appoint a qualified surveyor<\/strong> under the Housing Act 1996 s.84 to independently advise on service charge matters, with rights of access to the premises and relevant documents<\/li>\n<li><strong>Require consultation specifically on the appointment of managing agents<\/strong>, by serving written notice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Two things worth noting:<\/p>\n<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li>Recognition can come two ways: <strong>voluntarily<\/strong>, by the landlord giving written notice \u2014 which many landlords do rather than go through a tribunal \u2014 or via a <strong>Tribunal certificate<\/strong> if the landlord refuses. Either route gives the same statutory rights.<\/li>\n<li>What it <em>doesn&#8217;t<\/em> give is a general right to run or manage the building, veto spending, or act as a substitute for Right to Manage \u2014 it&#8217;s specifically about information, consultation, and scrutiny of service charges, not day-to-day control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Why New Central needs one<\/h3>\n<p>Right now, individual leaseholders have limited leverage to question service charges or challenge how the building is managed. A Recognised Tenants&#8217; Association changes that \u2014 it gives leaseholders one legal voice, backed by statutory rights to consultation and information, instead of everyone raising concerns separately and getting nowhere.<\/p>\n<h3>Where we are<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>We\u2019re building support to establish a Tenants\u2019 Association at New Central. If enough leaseholders back the idea, the action group will lead the formal setup: developing a draft constitution, nominating officials for the committee, holding an AGM for members to approve the constitution, committee (Chair, Secretary, Treasurer), and agree priorities for first actions.<\/li>\n<li>Once at least 50% of leaseholders have joined, we\u2019ll apply for formal recognition from the landlord and, if required, the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), which is the specialist tribunal in England and Wales that handles residential property and leasehold disputes \u2014 things like service charge disputes, right to manage claims, lease extensions, and disputes over Tenants&#8217; Association recognition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>The Tenants&#8217; Association Committee<\/h3>\n<p>We will publish the list of committee members after the constitution is agreed and the first AGM approves the appointments.<\/p>\n<p>[Placeholder: List committee members&#8217; names and roles here ]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It starts with an Action Group A volunteer group of leaseholders called the New Central Leaseholders\u2019 Action Group, aims to establish a Tenants\u2019 Association to represent all leaseholders (flat owners) and residents in the New Central Development in Woking. 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