Information for prospective purchasers, vendors, solicitors and estate
agents
We are frequently
asked to provide information for those buying or selling houses in
Barnmead Road and this page is designed to assist in that process.
Barnmead Road is a
private street, but is also a public highway and access for vehicles and
pedestrians, obviously including residents, is guaranteed. Barnmead (Cator
Estate) Residents Limited is a limited company which owns the freehold
of the road. All homeowners are entitled to purchase a £5 share in
the company. Departing residents are required to give up their shares.
Share-holding residents leaving the street should arrange for their
shares to be transferred to incoming residents. The relevant stock
transfer forms should be sent to the Company Secretary, as detailed on
the street contacts page. A Street Committee is elected each year at the company’s
annual general meeting. Four company directors and other committee
members manage the road on behalf of the residents.
The prime objective
of the committee is to maintain the road surface, but other matters such
as lighting, the maintenance of trees and planters, weeding and litter
control are also managed by the committee. Programmes to improve the
road are undertaken as funds permit, e.g. kerbstone replacement begun
in 1997 and environmental improvements currently under investigation.
The limited company
produces an annual set of audited accounts and these are available on
making the normal enquiries at Companies House. As usual, the company’s
Certificate of Incorporation and Memorandum and Articles of Association
are also available from this source. Copies of this and other
information (e.g. budgets) are available from
the Treasurer, at an administrative
charge of £100.
The company’s work
is funded from an annual road charge paid by residents. This charge is
set each year at the company’s Annual General Meeting (currently in
September/October). A proposed road charge per property is put forward
by the committee and voted on by the meeting. At the time of writing,
the road charge is £145 per property, due by 31 January annually. This
sum is discounted to £135 if received by 31 December annually.
Should you move into the road part-way
through the year, you will ordinarily be expected to pay your share of
the road charge. This will usually be resolved between the
purchaser and the vendor and not at the expense of the Company.
The road is a
conservation area and is subject to an Article 4 directive relating
to planning permission. The council has provided residents with
conservation information that
is specific to the road itself.
Registered
Office: 38 Barnmead Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 1JE.
(Reg. No. 1828200)
Updated July 2006
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