Management fees Cork

Little Miss!

Morning all,

Hope i'm posting this little rant in the right place!

So here goes.... after weeks of trying to get a breakdown of my management fees i have at last got it this morning and what a humorous read it is!! I just had to post to get some opinions on this.

So firstly we have the landscaping which apparently costs €18,000 per year, must be the best paid gardener ever, the grass around the apartment buildings has been cut no more than 3 times this year. And as the weather is getting worse now i doubt it'll be cut for the rest of the year! Should this really cost €18,000?? Keeping in mind it's often left to grow out of control and is mostly above knee height!

Received a copy of 2006 accounts which states, landscaping cost €2,610 in 2006 and €7,500 in 2005.

My question now is, if the company have estimated the cost for this year at €18,000 and we have been charged on the basis of this, where does the rest of the money go?? Why estimate so high when 2 previous years landscaping has never cost this much??

And of course the managing agent fee of €22,500, isn't he well paid for only 1 development!!

Sorry if i'm ranting but these con-artists charge crazy yearly rates and carry out none of the work they should do it makes me so crazy!! The lights internally are mostly out in my block which by the way we're paying over €2,000 per year for the upkeep!

Which leads me to ths question..... how many managing agents does it take to change a light-bulb??!!! I'm still trying to come up with an answer but obviously more than the useless piece of work that's supposed to manage our place....

Has anyone ever had any success dealing with this pointless, useless people? Any input here is welcome. Thanks for reading my little rant