{"id":30123,"date":"2016-10-15T13:00:07","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T06:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/older-leaseholders-who-fought-for-right-to-manage-their-block-and-won\/"},"modified":"2016-10-15T13:12:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T06:12:37","slug":"older-leaseholders-who-fought-for-right-to-manage-their-block-and-won","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/older-leaseholders-who-fought-for-right-to-manage-their-block-and-won\/","title":{"rendered":"Older leaseholders who fought for right to manage their block \u2013 and won"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nResidents at a sheltered housing complex have slashed their annual service charges from \u00a32,500 to \u00a31,600 by taking controlIt was party time for a group of elderly leaseholders in Berkshire last month. After years of paying high charges imposed by one of the UK\u2019s most controversial property management firms, the residents have finally gained the right to manage (RTM) their own homes.Now the happy controllers of their own block, the annual service charge on a two-bed flat has dropped from \u00a32,558 to \u00a31,652, while they also feel they\u2019re getting better value for each pound spent. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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