Hi again, i had this response from our freeholder .... having discussed the matter in detail with the Information commissioner's office I set out below my response. All your personal data has been supplied by you and is solely used in connection with your lease dated 1900s. Your data has not been subject to any automatic processing and has not been used in any way to categorise you or to place you on any list. Any correspondence that is deemed privileged to include any correspondence I have had with solicitors regarding your breach of contract or any other matter is deemed privileged and I do not have to divulge same. Thanks Do i have grounds to challenge this as they have CC six other leaseholders to the comments about me and the other leaseholder.

We are moving forward with the RTA We have applied to the FTT for recconigsion. The advise to issue a SAR is confusing as it don’t seem any info has to be released on my above comments. Although it did wind them up a bit. As they issued a counter SAR.

Hi again, I received the email with the my data attached the data disclosed was my name, Address, Mobil Number, & email address. They have stated in an email “ that the evidence we hold on file neither yourself or Mr X are not fit to be part of this proposed association” They have also previously stated that they would send my file to their solicitors. Im confused as to is the above statement and file could be classed as prvelliged information. Thanks

The Freeholder/Man Co has breached their maintenance contract and has been found to be overcharging on service charges and insurance premiums. We have taken them to task on this. They have alleged my breach of contract (that I rebuff)for nearly three years and state they are still seeking legal advice on that. We have recently tried to form an RTA, they refused on the above grounds hence the SAR. the RTA has now been put to the FFT for recognition.

Thanks for the responses, I received this response from them yesterday..... In response to your subject access request and having discussed the matter in detail with the Information commissioner's office I set out below my response. All your personal data has been supplied by you and is solely used in connection with your lease dated 1990s. Your data has not been subject to any automatic processing and has not been used in any way to categorise you or to place you on any list. Any correspondence that is deemed privileged to include any correspondence I have had with solicitors regarding your breach of contract or any other matter is deemed privileged and I do not have to divulge same. I shall be sending you all the required personal data under separate cover. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ They have till early next week to forward the data. I am interested as to what evidence they hold on me, that leads them to believe i am not fit to be on a "Recognised Tenants Association", they have also informed me in the passed that my file has been passed onto their Solicitors. Can anyone advise or comment ? Thanks

Thanks for the response. To be honest I don’t get what he is asking for. I have only coresponded with his company via email, he obviously has copies of the same. The only Data I have is his name his company’s names, email address, companys registered office address his office phone number. If that’s classed as data? I have discussed maintenance problems with the freeholder company with my tenant and have also copied them in on any emails sent relating to their problems. I am a self employed landlord of a leasehold under his company’s freehold. I self manage the property. I sent him the SAR as advised in my OP.

Hi again the freeholder has a few day left to answer my SAR, no reply as yet. However they have sent me a counter request below, I’m a sole trader and conduct most of my business on the phone or by meeting my tenants and others, I also don’t keep records for more than 7 yrs. Anyone have any advice on the below? I note they signed it under their personal name, not the usual LTD Co but are using the COs registered address. In consultation with the ICO please supply the data about me that I am entitled to under data protection law relating to:- All emails, correspondence and records from yourself and between yourself and your tenants and any other third party from the inception of your lease dated **** It may be helpful for you to know that data protection law requires you to respond to a request for data within one calendar month. If you do not normally deal with these requests, please pass this letter to your Data Protection Officer, or relevant staff member. If you need advice on dealing with this request, the Information Commissioner’s Office can assist you. Its website is ico.org.uk or it can be contacted on 0303 123 1113. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks in anticipation

Thanks, very interesting advice, and very much appreciated

Hi thanks for the reply, we are private long leaseholders in a mixed use building 6 small flats and two commercial units. We have formally requested to become a “recognised tenants association” we have sent the constitution paperwork signed by all members (4 residential leaseholders) if we get no response or they refused to recognise us, we can then ask the FTT for recconigion. Our Management co and Freeholder have the same directors so are the same under different hats. They don’t have a website. I hope this doesn’t change anything? We are not aware of any evidence they could possibly have on us. Thanks again.

Hi we recently asked our landlord for recognition of our tenants association. We received the below late reply, after formally requesting recognition. Would this be grounds to send them a SAR as they say they have evidence on file? Also what would the best way to go about this, we have years of email trails so they shouldn't need to ID us. Thanks in anticipation Desamax Dear M ********, Upon receipt of your email dated **.**.18 I discussed the matter with our solicitors who confirmed that with the evidence we hold on file neither yourself or M****** are fit to be part of this proposed association. This is irrespective of our own views on the matter generally. I will pass on your email dated 13th instant to our solicitors for their perusal.

I feel im entitled to more that the £700 that they offered seeing they held onto it for five years and could of informed me, but never did until now. They have asked would i like it back, when i asked about interest they offered the £50. The over payment was demanded by them and i paid promptly. They could and should have refunded me in 2007 and say it was overlooked. D

Per year, in fact im informed its 8% above the base rate for that years. 1st January - 30th June 2012 0.5% 8.5% 1st July - 31st December 2011 0.5% 8.5% 1st January - 30th June 2011 0.5% 8.5% 1st July - 31st December 2010 0.5% 8.5% 1st January - 30th June 2010 0.5% 8.5% 1st July - 31st December 2009 0.5% 8.5% 1st January - 30th June 2009 2% 10% 1st July - 31st December 2008 5% 13% 1st January - 30th June 2008 5.5% 13.5% 1st July - 31st December 2007 5.5% 13.5% 1st January - 30th June 2007 5% 13% i hope this is correct

is 4% above the base rate about right

I received a letter from my local authority stating that a final bill for maintenance work they sent me in 2007 for £700 was an over payment. I had already paid £4000 previously to that, they asked would i like the money back lol, I obviously said i would but i think i should be entitled to interest on the amount seeing that they have held it for five years. They offered me £50 compo without prejudice, which i refused. Does anyone know how much interest im legally entitled to ? i am sure it must be more that the £50 offered. Thanks in anticipation for you kind advice. desamax,

DESAMAX 15:12 Yesterday Hi i brought my car to a service centre to be serviced, left my car in perfect condition on their parking bay ready for when they could start on it. Just to clarify the workshop is at the rear of a petrol station, but sectioned off with about 10 parking bays clearly marked . Other firms are on the site behind the workshop with their own access to the left of the workshop. The bay I parked in was for customers of the workshop, on the right of the workshop. I hope I'm not confusing things, and thanks for the help on this matter

Heliosuk they had their own parking bays for their customers clearly marked .

Thanks I'm waiting for estimate from the body shop. I'm drafting a letter to their head office , I worried they will not accept liability.

Hi i brought my car to a service centre to be serviced, left my car in perfect condition on their parking bay ready for when they could start on it. I had a couple of calls from them during the day saying i needed minor things done. when i went to collect my car i had a walk around it and noticed part of the wing hanging off. i went back inside and asked them to come and look at the damaged, one of the guys put it back temporarily for me as he was doing it i noticed that the bonnet was badly out of line, the garage said they did not know how this could have happened . Their forecourt is shared other motor trades although they have their own marked parking bays. They had CCTV i asked them to view it but they said it was not recording. I went to a crash repair garage and ask them to have a look and they found the head light fitting were also broken in the bonnet. the garage wont admit or denie to me and said i should Wright to their customer services dept. at no times during the calls from the garage did they mention the damaged wing. Any advice or help on this matter would be very much appreciated.