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  • Link: Join our next meeting with Savills today, 28th July

    This is a reminder that our next all-residents meeting with Savills is Tomorrow, Tuesday 28th July. Save the Date: 28th July, 6pm Our next full South Gardens Residents’ Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 28th July from 6pm in The Tree House. Date: Tuesday 28th July 2026Time: 6 PM – 7:30 PMLocation: The Tree House,…

  • Reminder: Join our next meeting with Savills tomorrow, 28th July

    This is a reminder that our next all-residents meeting with Savills is Tomorrow, Tuesday 28th July. Save the Date: 28th July, 6pm Our next full South Gardens Residents’ Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 28th July from 6pm in The Tree House. Date: Tuesday 28th July 2026Time: 6 PM – 7:30 PMLocation: The Tree House,…

  • 2026-2027 Service Charge demands now being issued

    Dear residents, The new 2026-2027 service charge demands are dropping into people’s inboxes today and early next week. It’s good to see an average cut of 6.6% to service charges, although this will vary across the blocks. When you also factor in inflation of around 3% for the last year, this means a significant cut…

  • Next RA meeting moved to 28th July

    This is a reminder, if you haven’t seen already, that our next meeting with Savills is no longer on the 30th June but has been rescheduled for the 28th July: Save the Date: 28th July, 6pm Our next full South Gardens Residents’ Meeting will be held on Tuesday 28th July from 6pm. Date: Tuesday 28th…

  • Initial draft service charge summary for 2026/2027

    Dear Leaseholders, Part of the work the Residents Association does is to review the proposed Service Charge budget prepared by Savills. As you may know we do not have any official powers, or ability to demand changes, but we do provide valuable input into the budget. Please see the summary analysis we have prepared after reviewing the draft…

  • Our next meeting with Savills: 28th July 2026

    Save the Date: 28th July, 6pm Our next full South Gardens Residents’ Meeting will be held on Wednesday 28th January from 6.30pm online. Date: Tuesday 28th July 2026Time: 6 PM – 7:30 PMLocation: The Tree House, Elephant Park We encourage all residents to come along to hear updates from your RA representatives, including on our…

  • L&Q refund to service charge for shared ownership residents

    Dear residents, You may have received recent communication from L&Q informing you of a refund to your Service Charge account as a consequence of the move to direct billing with Savills, the managing agent. As a committee, we were concerned that this refund would leave a period of three months (April-June 2025) unaccounted for in…

  • Eon Heat tariffs at South Gardens, Elephant Park

    Heat and hot water is supplied to South Gardens under a district heating network operated by E.ON Heat. Two gas-fired CHP (Combined Heat and Power) plants each produce 800kW of electrical energy inside the Energy Centre on the corner of Heygate Street and Rodney Road. The waste heat from electricity generation is then used to…

  • Minutes from all-residents meeting wtih Savills, 28th January

    Our last all-residents meeting with Savills was held on the 28th January 2026. Present: Plus ~35 residents Welcome from the RAs Welcome from Savills Lee explained how Savills works with the RAs, meeting regularly todiscuss estate and property matters every 6 weeks Key topics from Savills including questions raised by residents in advance Questions arising…

  • Join tonight: online meeting with Savills, 28th January 2026

    Save the Date: 28th January, 6.30pm Our next full South Gardens Residents’ Meeting will be held TONIGHT on Wednesday 28th January from 6.30pm, online. Date: Wednesday 28th January 2026Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PMLocation: Online on Microsoft Teams, you can join via this link We encourage all residents to come along to hear updates from…