{"id":75882,"date":"2018-01-06T14:00:06","date_gmt":"2018-01-06T07:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/fleecehold-complaints-flood-in-as-residents-battle-to-turn-tide\/"},"modified":"2018-01-06T14:03:29","modified_gmt":"2018-01-06T07:03:29","slug":"fleecehold-complaints-flood-in-as-residents-battle-to-turn-tide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/fleecehold-complaints-flood-in-as-residents-battle-to-turn-tide\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Fleecehold\u2019 complaints flood in as residents battle to turn tide"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOur story about homeowners on private estates facing uncapped fees for maintaining communal areas prompted a stream of responsesLast month Guardian Money revealed how thousands of homeowners, who bought on \u201cunadopted\u201d private estates, face escalating costs after developers sold off management contracts to private companies in what many describe as \u201cfleecehold\u201d. Following our report we were contacted by many homebuyers with tales of woe \u2013 but one name seemed to feature more than any other: Greenbelt.Greenbelt is a Glasgow-based company responsible for maintaining the communal areas of about 550 developments, home to 52,000 households across Scotland and the north of England, with another 30,000 due to join the company shortly. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…\u2018Fleecehold\u2019 complaints flood in as residents battle to turn tide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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