The Reuben brothers and Bruce Jarvis are suing the manager of four apartment blocks on their Paddington Basin estate in west London for more than half a million pounds.
The trio’s
The row centres on £599,881 in alleged unpaid service charges, which
WEQ is defending the claim. No one at Rialto Homes was available for comment.
Frogmore agreed that it would remain liable for contributions towards the substantial estate management charges for the entire scheme.
Three years later, it sold its interest to a Rialto-led consortium, including West City Properties, ING and Wates.
The Reuben brothers became involved in
In 2005, a company called Paddington Basin Management was set up to provide estate services. But, according to the claim, WEQ has failed to pay it the necessary charges for the flats in 2006 and 2007.
A statement issued on behalf of Paddington Basin Management said: “Paddington Basin Management has an agreement with West End Quay Estate Management to provide services (eg security, cleaning, lighting, etc) on the
“WEQ have disputed their and the residential tenants’ liability for the cost of these services, and the arrears now amount to about £600,000. At the end of February 2008 PBM commenced high court proceedings against WEQ.”
