Saving leaseholders £5,800 on buildings insurance
 Don Houston, right, with
Gables Court directors at RLHA's "welcome party"
Some leaseholders are unaware that they are being overcharged for
items such as buildings insurance, while others are aware that they
are being exploited but don't know what to do.
When RLHA took
over the management of Gables Court in Eastbourne on 19 May 2008,
RLHA staff set to work to see where they could save leaseholders
money. The savings we achieved surprised even our staff, who
are well used to the dubious practices of many managing
agents. Gables Court was previously managed by the largest
management company in the land so one might reasonably imagine they
could achieve better economies than RLHA, but in fact the opposite
proved to be the case. RLHA has achieved the following savings
on a like for like basis comparing the budget with the previous
managing agent.
Alarm monitoring: £1,600 (previously £5,476) Alarm
maintenance: £1,970 (previously £4,010) Lift
maintenance: £1,000
(previously £1,500) Insurance: £3,500 (previously £9,380)
Total savings so far: £12,296
Gables Court Director Don Houston said "RLHA's
support throughout these past months has made all the difference
between success and failure of our Right to
Manage".
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