Maintenance of Land

Once again, the age‑old question resurfaces: what land is each owner actually responsible for maintaining?

In the recent Chair’s update, members were reminded that “the immediate area around your chalet needs to be managed by owners, which is of great assistance.”
A perfectly reasonable reminder — but when a member asked, “How much am I responsible for?” the response implied that the Principal Covenant is unclear and offered only a paraphrase. That is, at best, misleading.

Here is the actual covenant wording, without interpretation:

(F) “To keep or cause to be kept the verge (if any) in front at the sides and back of the plot hereby conveyed trimmed and well mown.”

The key phrase here is “hereby conveyed.”
In plain terms, this means you are responsible only for the land that is legally registered to you at the Land Registry.

• For many owners, this is the chalet footprint plus approximately three feet around it.

• For others, particularly those with former leasehold plots, the registered area may be significantly larger.

If you own it, you maintain it.
Nothing more, nothing less.

All remaining land is company‑owned, and therefore falls under the company’s responsibility. This is reinforced by the 5th Schedule:

(A) “At all times to maintain and keep in a good and tidy condition the amenity areas and anything therein and roads consisting of all the rest of the Camp excluding the chalet sites.”

In summary:

• Owners maintain their own registered plots.

• The company maintains everything else.

Clear, simple, and fully supported by the covenants as written.