Alexandra Tower Liverpool / Dec 2011 Car Lift Outage - update

As per the last blog post (Fri 30th December) and for which every resident at Alexandra Tower, Liverpool are all too aware, there was a complete outage to the car park lifts on Friday 30th December, 2011.

It is now Tuesday 3rd of January 2012 and for most people, a day to get the kids back in school, the first day back at work, and the first day back to their own businesses. It is also the 5th day of consecutive outage for the car parks at the building, and denial of use for their cars.

From people wanting to have any sort of private/social/family life over the New Year, to a couple of self employed cabbie’s not able to use their car on New Years (resulting in serious loss of earnings), the loss of use was frustrating, but add now the holiday period is over, the misery is still there and cars remain stuck in the building.

Resolution?
Most residents, including myself have long since given up any hope of either the management company Braemar Estates or the administrators Zolfo Cooper overseeing the building post liquidation dealing with the issue now in its 4th year. Both parties have a stock excuse involving “our hands are tied”. Braemar Estates say they can only do so much and blame Zolfo Cooper saying that Zolfo make the decisions, and Zolfo Cooper in turn blame the banks saying the banks (with Barclays possibly as the largest stakeholder) control the purse strings.

One has to wonder if Braemar Estates mention to Zolfo Cooper that no tenants seem to want to remain past their first 6month lease and if in turn Zolfo Cooper communicates this to Barclays?

Only certain route to resolution?
Perhaps the only way to get the message across is in having potential residents see this blog, and report to the likes of City Residential (the principle agent) that they have no desire to move in with so many high profile issues, and with no resolution in sight?

Who would want to move in knowing what is reported in this blog? I wouldn’t and I live here now, have done for over 3 years, but my resolve is being tested.

It also has to be said that there is no spin or glossing over of detail in the writing of this blog. If you are thinking of moving in, ask the agent about the issues, ask the onsite staff in the office. They may not volunteer the info unless you ask, but if you ask, they cannot lie as to do so is a criminal offence.