Holiday lets flats in shared house

[Orangesandlemons77]

Does anyone else know about with holiday lets / flats in shared buildings?

We have one and now another one wants to start with it. I think there are clauses in the lease which it breaches. I'm not sure what to do about it though.
The clauses relate to 1. to be used as a private residence for one family only 2. insurance- should not increase the insurance (it already has) 3. Nuisance- should not cause noise or nuisance to the other flats

Well clearly a holiday let is a breach of the lease, relying on what you have posted.

I would speak to other residents and jointly contact the lease owner regarding this.

I think you’re right that it might invalidate buildings insurance. Is there a managing agent / freeholder to
consult?

We are on the management committee, but it is the first time this has been an issue. One flat has started it already, without saying anything.

Now another one wants to start. My husband renewed the insurance for the building yesterday and it has gone up, due to the holiday let's so that is already in breach of that clause as well.

It is how to resolve it without a dispute, we are due to discuss it at the next meeting of the flat owners so need to know hot to approach it.

The first flat which has started up, well the owner says they are / were married to a lawyer and they don't think it is in breach of the lease...

but so far they have agreed to pay the increase in insurance so must be aware of that,

Having been involved in something similar…. Honestly, there’s not much you can do.

The leaseholder probably won’t care, and as an RTM company (sounds like you have?) it’s very, very difficult to get anything enforced without making the whole thing unworkable.

I’d talk to an experienced lawyer asap. We considered legal action, but the process is so, so long and expensive that it wasn’t going to be remotely worth it. Especially as there’s no guarantee of success.

Does your council have restrictions on holiday lets? That might be one avenue.

I do not see how you can avoid a dispute, the guilty party saying they are a lawyer is neither here nor there.

As a management committee you need to come to a decision as t wether you believe it is a breach, and flowing from that decide on a course of action.

No restrictions from the council as far as I can see.

I guess I will see what the Leasehold advice service say and take that to the next meeting and we will discuss it there.