Is it reasonable to store a pram in a cycle shed

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So I live in a new build in central London And storage space is at a premium.

Each block has a huge underground bicycle storage room in the car park Which is more than 75% empty.

I store my pram there, unfortunate the management don’t seem to like that and They have remove my pram and I can only assume have disposed of it.

Now before I go and pick a fight so you guys think it’s unreasonable to keep my pram down there.

I own the flat
Pram was worth around a grand.
The management company is generally a pain
 
Was it obstructing or preventing the storage of bicycles? Do other residents store other stuff down there? What does your tenancy agreement say?
 
is there any additional documentation / covenant that covers use of the cycle storage area. You need to check that, because if it clearly states that you can't store anything in there other than a bicycle, then you are potless. I wouldn't be suprised if there is some small print somehwere that states that to prevent people using it as "overflow storage" for their flat, precisely becaue "storage space is at a premium"
 
Regardless of whether they find it acceptable or not, I'd have issue with the fact they have seemingly disposed/destroyed your property instead of respecting people's belongings by attempting to find the owner and have a word about what is/is not allowed to be stored there.
 
> Is it reasonable to store a pram in a cycle shed
Probably yes

> Are the people who make the leases reasonable
Probably not

I live in a flat with a balcony, we're not allowed to dry our laundry on the balcony on a clothes horse. You have to do it inside, which means either using a dryer which is bad for the environment, or hanging them up indoors which is bad for humidity/damp/mould problems, or you have a window open and that's bad in the winter for your heating.

And it's policed, the day I moved in, I washed some old teatowels, hung them up to dry on the balcony, got a letter through my door the next day saying I'm not allowed to do that and I'll get fined if I do it again. Can't wait to move to my own Freehold property and not be restricted to absolutely stupid rules.
 
As someone who tried to help manage our block for a long time, the 'give an inch and soon you'll have lost a mile' principle applies to all things communal. If you can store a pram in there, why not a chest of drawers taking up the same space? And so on. The disposal without warning is a separate issue, but the lease may have wording which allows them to act without warning... contacting occupants adds to time and costs and hassle, especially in these covid times.

Edit: left a letter in the wrong place.
 
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Calm down, before you throw your toys out the...oh my condolences.

Sounds like it's either been 'relocated' by management, or stolen. Would contact management first, surely that area would have some CCTV?
 
GravyMonster said:
Regardless of whether they find it acceptable or not, I'd have issue with the fact they have seemingly disposed/destroyed your property instead of respecting people's belongings by attempting to find the owner and have a word about what is/is not allowed to be stored there.
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NO

it works on the same princple as your luggage getting destroyed in an Airport. If the lease clearly sates "no storage of anything other than push cycles is permitted in the undergound cycle storage area, all offending articles will be removed and destroyed by the management", and you failed to read that when you signed up, then you can't take issue. This is why the OP needs to pull out all his paperwork and see what is written in the lease documentation pertaining to shared areas such as bin areas, parking and cycle storage.
 
peterwalkley said:
Surprised nobody has asked what the heck OP is doing spending a grand on a pram ? Is it made by Gucci ?
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the days of the £45 blue and white stripe mclaren fold up are gone, it's all about the Ickle Buuba and iCandy designer gear, because, you know it has to look good even though it is massively unpractical..............
 
peterwalkley said:
Surprised nobody has asked what the heck OP is doing spending a grand on a pram ? Is it made by Gucci ?
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The pram my parents bought when I was born was around a grand and that's 30 odd years ago. Lasted them through me and my siblings and was eventually laid to rest when I rode it down a hillside and into a hedge some 15 years later. :D
 
To answer op. No a pram shouldn't be stored in a bike shed unless you own said bike shed.

A communal bike shed is for bikes only otherwise what's to stop me storing anything I want in there?

I'm also wondering where I'm going to store a pram as they are large and can get wet, etc.

I'm thinking of getting rid of the current shed and getting one twice the size. As well as a log cabin for the back of the garden.


NoobCannon said:
guessing you havent seen the prices of some of the poncy prams in shops.

ludicrous, its like a badge of honour to have a really expensive pram at my missus baby group
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Think it's more to do with safety and build quality as well as convenience and ease of use as well as integration and features like a full travel system.

A car seat you should be spending £200 minimum to get one that has done well in tests.

A pram again is much more expensive you may need an alternative set of wheels for different weather especially in Scotland wheels alone are £100 for a set so yeah a decent pram is around £600-£800.

You could get away with spending £200 on a pram especially with Covid as you won't be going out much. But I don't think it's fair to point the finger at folk who spend a lot of money on a pram. It's for a child's safety after all.
 
Not sure what the cost of said pram has to do with where you are storing it.

If you owned a Ferrari and parked it in a Bus Station I'd also expect it to be removed tbh.
 
NoobCannon said:
guessing you havent seen the prices of some of the poncy prams in shops.

ludicrous, its like a badge of honour to have a really expensive pram at my missus baby group
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Yeah - I remember some silly money ones when my girls were younger: think we spent about 250 quid on a decent one (16 years ago) and then the classic cheapy mclaren fold-up for times when boot space was going to be at a premium. Both lasted for both girls and we passed them on to family.

Living in the North I guess we're less susceptible to that competitive parenting bull poop !
 
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