Residents of Staiths South Bank estate say they are trapped in a complex, long-running saga.
Staiths South Bank resident Suzanne Hutton is calling on building firm Taylor Wimpey to act more quickly
Built next to the River Tyne on the site of the 1990 National Garden Festival, the estate was designed in partnership with fashion star Wayne Hemingway after he criticised the "Wimpeyfication" of Britain's new-build homes. Taylor Wimpey apologised for the "difficulties faced by some of our customers", describing it as a "complex process".Peter Heelas and his wife, Jean, have lived in their current home since 2018. Like the other leaseholders at Staiths South Bank, they currently pay £135 each year in ground rent, up from an initial £100.
It says it entered into an agreement in November 2006 to transfer them to a company called Regisport, which was then incorporated into Longterm Reversions Limited in 2018."The ground rent is not a huge cost, but it's a cost I just don't want to continue to pay.The estate was built with the help of designer Wayne Hemingway
"They can't have people in limbo for this long. I thought it would be done in a few months, not six years." Phase 1 owners such as Ms Hutton, it said, could enter into discussions with Taylor Wimpey to acquire their property's freehold. It gave no explanation why she had faced a six-year wait so far.In a statement, it added: "We are sorry for the difficulties some of our customers have faced and the time this process is taking when trying to buy the freehold of their property at our Staiths development.
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