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Tiger Mcilroy · 30-07-2015 01:52PM

Dan Jaman wrote: »

She has a wonderful set of neighbours, though.
What a shower.

The same shower that is covering her costs..

somesoldiers · 30-07-2015 01:52PM

I used to live in an estate, of about 100 units, fees were about 250 with 15% off if you paid on time.

After 5 years the management company were owed 75K, from about 50% non payers. We continued to pay ours as we were always planning on selling and faced a lien on our property and no end of red tape if we didn't but I often wondered why I bothered

Atlantic Dawn · 30-07-2015 01:52PM

Always take the few minutes to read the small print when doing things like the most important decision of your life like buying a house.

Tiger Mcilroy · 30-07-2015 01:53PM

Oops69 wrote: »

Absolute bullies these mangement companies , we really do live in a banana republic , another legacy of the Celtic tiger.

This is bullsh1t, people want to use all the facilities but dont want to pay and management companies are often left with no option but remove services.

Flukey · 30-07-2015 01:53PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Lots of naming going on here.

Joe would have had a stroke by now. Or cut her off.

...or found out details about that sickness and any friends or relatives that are sick.

Yakuza · 30-07-2015 01:54PM

HeidiHeidi wrote: »

Corpo taking over very few housing estates these days AFAIK

Private management is the way things are going.

Yet you still have to pay a property tax. Only in Ireland.

snubbleste · 30-07-2015 01:54PM

EXPUNGE! EXPUNGE!

SEPT 23 1989 · 30-07-2015 01:55PM

Joe would have a heart attack after that outburst

HeidiHeidi · 30-07-2015 01:55PM

OK, I had a bit of sympathy for this caller at the start, but it didn't last long.

Yakuza · 30-07-2015 01:55PM

What's the problem with telling your kids you can't afford something? I do it all the time.

Oops69 · 30-07-2015 01:55PM

Tiger Mcilroy wrote: »

This is bullsh1t, people want to use all the facilities but dont want to pay and management companies are often left with no option but remove services.

Yes ' facilities' like gardeners and refuse collection , who are usually intricately linked to the mangement companies , it's a scam .

Atlantic Dawn · 30-07-2015 01:56PM

There's a lot to be said about living in a caravan, you can just move on if things start wrecking your head and no property taxes or management fees.

somesoldiers · 30-07-2015 01:56PM

Yakuza wrote: »

What's the problem with telling your kids you can't afford something? I do it all the time.

they will be bullied on FaceBuk for being poor

somesoldiers · 30-07-2015 01:57PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

There's a lot to be said about living in a caravan, you can just move on if things start wrecking your head and no property taxes or management fees.

you seem to have a lot of similar minded people parking at the M3 toll, Kells side, in recent days

Tiger Mcilroy · 30-07-2015 01:57PM

Oops69 wrote: »

Yes ' facilities' like gardeners and refuse collection , who are usually intricately linked to the mangement companies , it's a scam .

Your talking nonsense, listen to the callers there are loads in the same estate not paying.

These people are causing the fees to rise for everybody and for some reason they dont want to understand they are in fact at fault.

snubbleste · 30-07-2015 01:57PM

A poor grammatically constructed question there from PBH.
Most odd.

HeidiHeidi · 30-07-2015 01:58PM

I suspect a lot of these properties were sold with management fees at "loss leader" levels.

Then reality kicks in and up go to the fees to a realistic level.

What about insurance? A sinking fund? Refuse charges? Maintenance?

There's a lot more than grass cutting goes on.

Lots and lots of excuses for not getting involved in the management committee here - put up or shut up.

snubbleste · 30-07-2015 01:58PM

"And how do you feeeeeeel about it..?"

Atlantic Dawn · 30-07-2015 01:59PM

Why is there not something in place where the management company can instead take a percentage of the price of the property in arrears instead?

snubbleste · 30-07-2015 01:59PM

She named one as Louise - who is childless

Atlantic Dawn · 30-07-2015 01:59PM

The directors are voted in by the owners are they not?

HeidiHeidi · 30-07-2015 02:00PM

"I have kids, so I'm exempt charges that I don't like."

As a childless person, this line boils my blood. :mad:

snubbleste · 30-07-2015 02:00PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The directors are voted in by the owners are they not?

Yes.

Dan Jaman · 30-07-2015 02:00PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

There's a lot to be said about living in a caravan, you can just move on if things start wrecking your head and no property taxes or management fees.

Aw, here; my caravan would be traceable with its own postcode, not fair, at all.

HeidiHeidi · 30-07-2015 02:01PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

The directors are voted in by the owners are they not?

The directors ARE the owners.

These people could step up and rebalance things in their favour (maybe) - but they have kids so they don't have the time.

somesoldiers · 30-07-2015 02:02PM

The ones with no kids should pay extra

BarryD · 30-07-2015 02:02PM

Why is she paying creche fees, when her husband is off work - lost his job in construction???

Atlantic Dawn · 30-07-2015 02:02PM

Do apartments pay commercial rates seeing as the council don't have control over them?

snubbleste · 30-07-2015 02:03PM

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Do apartments pay commercial rates seeing as the council don't have control over them?

No.

Atlantic Dawn · 30-07-2015 02:03PM

BarryD wrote: »

Why is she paying creche fees, when her husband is off work - lost his job in construction???

Perhaps he doesn't want the kids botherhing him when he is watching tv during the day.

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