I am sorry to say that the board member who used to monitor the Forum has, in recent months, had a very difficult time culminating with the death of a close family member. We intend to re-establish that arrangement as soon as possible with another Board member.
We need new members on the Board (including one with specific responsibility for Owner Liaison, including drafting and editing regular Newsletters). If anyone wishes to put themselves forward for consideration, please let me know. Joining the Board would represent a really positive way to help.

Can I also suggest that, if any owner wishes to raise anything with me or any other board member, the best approach, at least for now, would be to use the “Contact Us” section of the website. Asking a question or making suggestions within the Forum is likely to be less than ideal. It will not be possible to accept all suggestions – the Board has an overall remit to look after the interests of owners as a whole, not just those who express their views through the Forum. Often there are wider considerations not known to or identified by an individual owner. If the question and response are relevant to all owners, consideration can be given to placing both on the Forum.
Redeveloping the Owners’ Area of the website is on the list of objectives but there are currently more urgent priorities (such as increasing the rental success rate). Managing the Owners’ Area including keeping it up to date and responding to all points raised takes considerable amounts of staff time, it could be as much as £3,000 per year. At the moment that staff time is perhaps better spent on other aspects of the management of the Underscar estate. The next Newsletter will refer to a suggested approach.

Hello Anne,
you could try [email protected]
and if that does not work you could email [email protected]
and ask for the website to be updated!