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23.04.2024 - 08:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A neighbourhood has been dubbed the UK's 'strictest estate' as all residents must abide by a 32-page handbook of rules. Anyone who lives in the leafy Calthorpe Estate in Birmingham is issued a list of strict dos and don'ts to follow.
These include a ban on hanging up washing on a Sunday, 'no artificial grass', and rules about keeping the bins out of view. Residents must also pay an annual maintenance fee to live on the estate, which stretches through to the areas of Edgbaston, Harborne and Quinton.
Howard Scriben, who has lived on Calthorpe Estate for six years, says he thinks it's 'strange' that they have to pay an annual fee. The 50-year-old said: "It's strange to buy a freehold house which you spend a lot of money on and then you still have to pay them each year. You have no choice about it, either. I remember getting fined for not paying it once."
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Howard continued: "But I'm not sure what we're paying for. It obviously appears to be about maintenance but we're all already paying council tax. It seems to me like they're just pocketing a bunch of money."
Mr Scriben, who runs a maintenance company, said he didn't know about the rules before he moved in. "No one exactly comes out and says it," he said. "You just start getting bills.
"It's sort of known in the area but no one actually tells you. One bill I got hit with was when I wanted to do an extension. I obviously got planning permission via the council like everyone does, but here, you have to make an application to Calthorpe too. That costs £300."
As for the rules, he says he doesn't take too much notice of them. "I can't say I've read the handbook, so I don't follow all
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