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by Moggy » Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:40 am

My mum’s house is a freehold but there is a covenant on the land which has been there since Victorian times. It means she has to pay £6 per year and it has to be paid by cheque. :lol:

She’s offered to set up a direct debit or to pay 10 years in one go, but they will not allow it as the terms are £6 per year via cheque. :fp:

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by Dual » Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:41 am

Hime wrote:Moving into a new estate and having to pay a maintenance charge as well as council tax. Apparently this firm need £25k a year (split between all houses on the estate) to cut the grass a few times a year.


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by 7256930752 » Wed Dec 11, 2019 3:29 pm

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Hime wrote:Moving into a new estate and having to pay a maintenance charge as well as council tax. Apparently this firm need £25k a year (split between all houses on the estate) to cut the grass a few times a year.

We have to pay £175 a year with ours, but to be fair to them they do get pelters from us whenever the grass gets too long or if things need sorting and they always come out and sort the problems sharpish.


But why wouldn't they be included as part of your council tax? I'm just reading the break down of the £25k, ground maintenance is £10k, tree pruning and maintenance is £1k, these are fair enough in that it's well that is actually required but it's still an outrageous sum for what it is. Other costs:

-Managing Agent Fee's £5204
-Company Compliance Fee's £350
-Accountancy £900
-Electricity £500 (There are no communal areas with lighting or shared lighting other than Street lights)
-Public Liability Insurance £672
Postage and Stationary £403
Health and Safety Assesments £350

When over a quarter of the fee is paying for the management agency itself surely something is wrong. Just to clarify this is a reasonably small estate with one reasonably sized green area and other than some social housing it's all freehold properties. I have to pay £430 a year.

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by Vermilion » Wed Dec 11, 2019 7:16 pm

Partridge Iciclebubbles wrote:but there is a covenant on the land which has been there since Victorian times.


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by Tomous » Thu Dec 12, 2019 10:31 am

Leaving 30 minutes early and getting to work at exactly the same time because of traffic.

Infact, just the M6 in general :dread:

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by Red » Thu Dec 12, 2019 11:59 am

Trying to get to my parents' for a family thing - first train cancelled, second train breaks down part way there, third train cancelled.

Nooorrtherrrn Raaaaailll

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by SEP » Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:04 pm

Red wrote:Trying to get to my parents' for a family thing - first train cancelled, second train breaks down part way there, third train cancelled.

Nooorrtherrrn Raaaaailll


This is what 25 years of underinvestment and profiteering gets you.

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by Red » Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:18 pm

Yup. Living in the south sucked but the trains (well, GWR) were much more reliable.

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by Tomous » Thu Dec 12, 2019 12:32 pm

I was working for Arriva when they won the Northern Rail bid. They had missed out quite a lot of franchises recently and were absolutely desperate to win one. I'm not surprised to see how much of a mess it's become.

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by Victor Mildew » Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:19 pm

No matter how much warning I give, no matter how many reminders I send, people still going in to a panic the day before I finish for the year. Happens every damn time.

I've been waiting for feedback on something for actual months. Sent out weekly reminders of my time off. Nothing.

The day before I finish - HERE IS YOUR FEEDBACK THIS MUST BE DONE BEFORE YOU GO OR THE WHOLE PROJECT WILL BE DELAYED

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by Victor Mildew » Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:20 pm

Also, people sucking every finger tip after every bite of food. With a loud snapping sound. strawberry floating disgusting.

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by Red » Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:47 pm

That always annoyed me too around this time of year - as if Christmas was a completely unpredictable event that gets announced in the week before.

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by Vermilion » Thu Dec 12, 2019 2:08 pm

Red wrote:Yup. Living in the south sucked but the trains (well, GWR) were much more reliable.


I used GWR yesterday, the train was only 3 coaches, but it was on time, and was clean and tidy on board.

They're also phasing in 5 coach trains which will help with capacity a great deal.

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by Hexx » Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:37 pm

To repeat a previous moaning.

strawberry floating BRAIN DEAD CYCLISTS WITH NO LAMPS OR GLOW WEAR.
Or one tiny LED that flashes on every 10 seconds whilst dressed as a ninja

I've bad eyes (still legal) but really dislike night driving. These pricks are going to give me a heartattack and/or I'm going to kill one of them.

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by Tsunade » Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:12 pm

I've been waiting since half 2 for someone to come and fix my fireplace. It's a halogen one, one of the bars has broken and it's the only heater in my home that gives out any type of heat, because every other heater is a storage heater and they are the absolute worst. When I called them they said someone would be over in 2-4 hours starting at the end of the phone call and because I'm disabled it would be classed as an emergency repair. Still no one has been and I'm freezing cold.

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by Pedz » Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:17 pm

Victor Mistletoe wrote:No matter how much warning I give, no matter how many reminders I send, people still going in to a panic the day before I finish for the year. Happens every damn time.

I've been waiting for feedback on something for actual months. Sent out weekly reminders of my time off. Nothing.

The day before I finish - HERE IS YOUR FEEDBACK THIS MUST BE DONE BEFORE YOU GO OR THE WHOLE PROJECT WILL BE DELAYED


Can you not tell them to strawberry float off. They have delayed it by not responding within a decent time frame. banana splits.

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by Victor Mildew » Thu Dec 12, 2019 8:23 pm

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Victor Mistletoe wrote:No matter how much warning I give, no matter how many reminders I send, people still going in to a panic the day before I finish for the year. Happens every damn time.

I've been waiting for feedback on something for actual months. Sent out weekly reminders of my time off. Nothing.

The day before I finish - HERE IS YOUR FEEDBACK THIS MUST BE DONE BEFORE YOU GO OR THE WHOLE PROJECT WILL BE DELAYED


Can you not tell them to strawberry float off. They have delayed it by not responding within a decent time frame. banana splits.


I've made it clear that it's just not going to be done in time. It's a week's solid work on it's own minimum, and with half a day of work left I've got other people's stuff to do too. This person is under the spotlight at the moment for poor organisation so I won't be under fire from higher up over it.

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by Cheeky Devlin » Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:21 pm

People who take up seats on packed trains with their bags rather than put them at their feet, or in the overhead rack. Two of the inconsiderate pricks this morning. There was still a couple of free seats, so I didn't need one of them, but we were already reaching standing room only and still had three stops where there are a load of people that get on before it hits the main station for people to get off.

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by Vermilion » Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:43 pm

British Gas.

Tried to book an annual service today, ended up spending ages talking to a computer system, who offered me completely unsuitable dates which included christmas eve (i wanted to book one for January), and when it finally relented and decided that i might be able to speak to an actual person after all, i ended up on hold to the point where i had to give up.

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by DarkRula » Fri Dec 13, 2019 2:54 pm

"We don't care about customer relations. We just want your money" - Every Company Ever

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