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May 13,2014
May 13,2014
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I live at the Glasgow Harbour Development (been at the development for over a year now) and Hacking & Patterson have been the Property Managers Since the start! They are useless! Scrap that! I mean they are totally useless liers, theives and not fit for purpose!
I'll start with their scams! First off the building insurance! Hacking & Patterson take 24% of all insurance payment as part of the deal for introducing the development to the insurers! They therefore help in every way possible to drive up insurance claims as the more it costs the more money they make! (they do this by encouraging everyone to claim for everything! even the smallest of jobs) This is a conflict of interest if ever I have heard one!
The cost they quote for everything to changing a light bulb to washing a window is astronomical! That is of course until to start to see patterns in the contractors they use! Its the same ones for all their developments in Glasgow! Im told they make no commission on their contractors! What do you think?
To let you better understand i'll break down costs for people at Glasgow Harbour Terrace
Float = £800
Quarterly Bills = £600 ish
Here are some examples of the costs to the development
Window Cleaning = £8000 every 90 days! Never seen them being cleaned once!
Buildings Insurance = £52 Grand every 90 days (and climbing! & Remember H&P take 24% of that)
H&P Maintenance charge = £11 Grand every 90 days!
General Maintenance = £40 grand ish every 90 days (its impossible to find out exactly what this is)
Stair Cleaning = £7 Grand every 90 Days
Concierge = £8 grand every 90 days (their entire job is to empty bins and collect undelivered post)
When you try and speak to them about your concerns there are as evasive as politicians! Try and get rid of them and they spread fear to everyone about losing your float and driving the value of your property down! Honestly the crap I'v heard from other residents because they believe what H&P have told them is a joke.
Remember no home owner ever says: ¢â‚¬Å“we hate our factors lets go with H&P cause I'v heard there great¢â‚¬Â H&P are the weasels that get appointed by the developers (wonder how they get that?) as factors from the start! They then rape you of all you £££ for as long as they can get away with it then eventually their kicked out and replaced with a proper management company! Honestly just Google it!
And all the while real problems at the development never get addressed! Its sad! I love living where I am but H&P will eventually wear me down and I'll leave!
My only advice to people is simple! If your not getting the service promised to you! Withhold your payments! Withhold your payments! Withhold your payments! Honestly its the only way these thieves will every listen!
I'll start with their scams! First off the building insurance! Hacking & Patterson take 24% of all insurance payment as part of the deal for introducing the development to the insurers! They therefore help in every way possible to drive up insurance claims as the more it costs the more money they make! (they do this by encouraging everyone to claim for everything! even the smallest of jobs) This is a conflict of interest if ever I have heard one!
The cost they quote for everything to changing a light bulb to washing a window is astronomical! That is of course until to start to see patterns in the contractors they use! Its the same ones for all their developments in Glasgow! Im told they make no commission on their contractors! What do you think?
To let you better understand i'll break down costs for people at Glasgow Harbour Terrace
Float = £800
Quarterly Bills = £600 ish
Here are some examples of the costs to the development
Window Cleaning = £8000 every 90 days! Never seen them being cleaned once!
Buildings Insurance = £52 Grand every 90 days (and climbing! & Remember H&P take 24% of that)
H&P Maintenance charge = £11 Grand every 90 days!
General Maintenance = £40 grand ish every 90 days (its impossible to find out exactly what this is)
Stair Cleaning = £7 Grand every 90 Days
Concierge = £8 grand every 90 days (their entire job is to empty bins and collect undelivered post)
When you try and speak to them about your concerns there are as evasive as politicians! Try and get rid of them and they spread fear to everyone about losing your float and driving the value of your property down! Honestly the crap I'v heard from other residents because they believe what H&P have told them is a joke.
Remember no home owner ever says: ¢â‚¬Å“we hate our factors lets go with H&P cause I'v heard there great¢â‚¬Â H&P are the weasels that get appointed by the developers (wonder how they get that?) as factors from the start! They then rape you of all you £££ for as long as they can get away with it then eventually their kicked out and replaced with a proper management company! Honestly just Google it!
And all the while real problems at the development never get addressed! Its sad! I love living where I am but H&P will eventually wear me down and I'll leave!
My only advice to people is simple! If your not getting the service promised to you! Withhold your payments! Withhold your payments! Withhold your payments! Honestly its the only way these thieves will every listen!
What agent could do to change your mind?
Absolutely Nothing! They've shown there true colours time and time again!Attached Filesnbsp;
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