Following roofing works at the front of the building, our contractors, TJ Smith, are planning to undertake further works at the rear of the building on Monday, 8 January 2024. The use of their "cherry picker" may mean that the rear car park may not be accessible for much of the day. We will try […]
During December, a rock-fall occurred on our rear car park, which had initially affected Car Park Space 14. Since then, Teignbridge District Council have taken an active interest in what had happened, mainly due to them being the landowner at the top of the cliff (it is not currently known who, if anyone owns the […]
A rock fall in the rear car park occurred at Great Cliff on 5th December 2023. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and a car had mainly superficial damage. The netting prevented much more serious damage, but this will need to be put back in place after the mess has been cleared up. With the extreme […]
An Appointment General Meeting was held at the Marine Tavern on 30 November 2023, where three of the existing Directors offered themselves for re-election, plus a new appointee from Flat 3 - Paul Guest. All four Directors were duly elected by the members present in addition to six proxy votes. All four Directors appreciate the […]
Despite previous attempts to resolve our driveway from sinking on the west side entrance, the problem has reoccurred! One of the driveway bricks has even disappeared into the hole itself, making this a safety hazard. The matter has been reported to Crown who organised a site survey which confirmed that the drainage pipework had remained […]
During September 2023, the Leaseholders of Great Cliff (Dawlish) Ltd passed a Special Resolution to amend the Articles of Association by deleting and replacing Article 19. The main points concerning the election of Directors are as follows:
A General Meeting was held on Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 10.30am at The Marine Tavern, 2 Marine Parade, Dawlish, Devon, EX7 9DJ. Leaseholders were asked to consider and vote on a Special Resolution to amend the Articles of Association by deleting and replacing Article 19 which was passed unaminously. This will allow a procedure […]
Following damp issues reported at Flats 20 & 23, Croft Surveyors were instructed to investigate the problem. It was found that leaks were likely to be occurring in the single ply membranes lining the parapet box gutters with the need to re-waterproof and replace decayed timber boards beneath. A quotation for the works has been […]
The third floor has been refurbished with painted balcony railings and grey sealant paint on the floor areas. This completes the waterproofing works carried out on the floor above, includintg the new balcony ceiling areas, which were carried out in 2022. This latest work was carried out by Steve Toney and was completed during July […]
Following the painting of the front facade, the east facing wall has now been completed at a cost of £2k. The total amount spent on external painting is now £13k. There still remains the west facing wall and the rear of the building to be painted but these walls are not high priority against other […]
At long last, the top rear balcony works has been completed, at a cost of just under £30k. For many years, the top balcony had been leaking to the balcony ceiling below, which had to be battoned up to ensure that it remained safe. The works included replacing the top coping stones with a wider […]
The rear balcony works are due to start towards the end of October but scaffolding will be errected on site first. The current date is likely to be Tuesday 18th October. The scaffolding may infringe on the rear car park and may mean that we have to change the way we park our cars. We […]