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Instructions at Milford Court

Q: I am a new resident at Milford Court, how can I learn all about living here?
A: Milford Court has a handbook explaining everything that new residents, tenants and potential buyers need to know. This handbook can be downloaded here. It is important that new residents read the details before they move in and keep a copy for reference.

Agents and Owners

Owners who are letting out their property must liaise with their Letting Agents to ensure that their clients are aware of procedures at Milford Court before they move in. Owners moving in or out, and/or their tenants in the High Rise block are responsible for ensuring that removal companies are notified that the floorboards and lift wall protection curtains are put in place. A copy of the ‘Welcome to Milford Court’ tenant’s handbook must be handed over and read before moving in. Information for tenants and Removal Companys

Residents Association

Q: Is there a Residents Association? If so, how can I join?
A: The high and low rise blocks have individual interests but there are many collective interests such as gardening and parking. There is an annual fee of £5.00 to join the high-rise Residents Association, the low rise doesn’t have their own committee but the high rise committee monitor the interests of the low rise.

Parking and Garages at Milford Court

Q: Are there garages at Milford Court?
A: Half of the flats have garages and there is parking at the rear of the blocks for visitors, guests and those residents who do not have a garage. It is not permitted to park in the front lay-by and on the side of the road leading to the back of the block. You can read all the details of garage usage and parking restrictions at Milford Court from our information handbook. Welcome to Milford Court

Parking is not permitted in the lay-by or slip road to the rear car park. It is the responsibility of residents to ensure that their visitors have parked their vehicles at the rear of the building.

The Lift: Transporting items

Q: Can I use the lift to transport large items including when I move in?
A: To protect the lift walls and the floor, the high rise have supplied lift curtains and floor panels. It is the responsibility of all residents to put these in place prior to having items delivered. The floor panels are on the wall behind the first door that leads to the back door and the curtains are between the doors above the floor panels on a shelf. If you are not able to put these items in place please ask Bob Truman or Frank Boswell for help with this. The restrictions on the maximum weight are displayed in the lift and must be adhered to.

Household waste removal

Q: How do I dispose of household rubbish?
A: Place your household waste in the garage that stores the refuse bins. This is the garage straight ahead of the main path. The garage is kept unlocked. The blue bins are for recycling items and do not have to be separated but must not be placed in the bins in bags. Empty any bags containing items for the recycling bins. The green bins are for all other household waste.

• It is important to note that cardboard/packaging items MUST BE cut up to reduce the size and placed directly in the bins and not just left on top of the bins. The Council bin men can and have refused to take items that are not in the bins and the Council can impose a penalty.
• Household waste this does not include radiators, building material such as tiles, irons and boards, nappies, microwaves, carpets and items to do with personal hygiene. These items must be taken to the Council tip in Worthing or Shoreham.

A cleaning company are employed by Milford Court and both blocks are cleaned on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The cleaners will remove your household waste in sealed black bags. Leave the bag outside your front door on Monday, Wednesday and Friday between 8 and 9am, not at any other time. The cleaners will not remove bags that are excessively heavy or leaking. Should a leaking bag stain the landing carpet, a cleaning company will be called in to professionally clean that landing carpet and the resident will be charged for the carpet clean.

Heating at Milford Court

The low rise apartments have their own boiler/heating system but in the high rise, there is a set of 3 boilers in the roof of the block. This supplies heating to all flats from October 1st to May 1st. The boilers come on at 7 am and go off at 11pm. The heating is regulated by turning on/off each radiator as required.

Bicycles at Milford Court

Q:- How can I store Bicycles?
A:-Both the high rise and low rise prefer that bicycles not be taken in the building. There is no need to do this as one of the garages is used just for bicycles. This facility if available to residents of both blocks. There is a charge of £5 for the use of a key to the bicycle garage.