{"id":166480,"date":"2025-12-04T13:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leasehold-wild-west-under-scrutiny-as-minister-criticises-firstports-fees-and-failures\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T13:21:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T06:21:45","slug":"leasehold-wild-west-under-scrutiny-as-minister-criticises-firstports-fees-and-failures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/leasehold-wild-west-under-scrutiny-as-minister-criticises-firstports-fees-and-failures\/","title":{"rendered":"Leasehold \u2018wild west\u2019 under scrutiny as minister criticises FirstPort\u2019s fees and failures"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nExclusive: Senior minister raises \u2018significant concerns\u2019 over one of UK\u2019s biggest property managers A senior minister has said he has \u201csignificant concerns\u201d about one of Britain\u2019s biggest property managers after dozens of residents complained of high charges, slow repairs and aggressive debt collection techniques.It is the latest sign of growing anger in Westminster over the behaviour of FirstPort, which manages properties on behalf of 1 million people, and other leasehold management companies. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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