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FIRSTPORT BOOTED OUT.
Posted by Kim on 01 July 2025
No, the NLC trio got their OBE's for pretending to fight for leaseholders rights, whilst actually caving to the government's paucity of necessary action to protect leaseholders.
Posted by Michael Epstein on 01 July 2025
When we were with FirstPort we asked whether they would apply for an Accommodation for Residential Care (ARC) concessionary TV Licence for us? They said we do not comply with the requirements.
Now we have an RTM, they have applied for us and we are compliant and have been awarded the licences at a cost of only £7.50 per year.
I suggest all FirstPort Retirement managed developments bombard FirstPort and get them to apply on your behalf.
Now we have an RTM, they have applied for us and we are compliant and have been awarded the licences at a cost of only £7.50 per year.
I suggest all FirstPort Retirement managed developments bombard FirstPort and get them to apply on your behalf.
Posted by on 28 June 2025
I strongly suggest that all those who had qualified for a reduced rate TV licence rebate and did not get it demand a refund from either Firstport or TV Licensing.
Remember just because you heard it from a Firstport manager does not mean it's true?
Remember just because you heard it from a Firstport manager does not mean it's true?
Posted by Michael Epstein on 28 June 2025
For clarification, the Managing Agent - FirstPort - or the RTM has to apply on behalf of all the residents. Residents cannot apply for themselves.
Unlike an RTM Company, which actively manages the site and is focused on 'keeping costs down' for residents, an external managing agent such as FirstPort might view such an application as a task primarily benefiting the residents without offering a corresponding direct financial gain to their own operation.
I guess this is why Firstport are reluctant to apply for their residents. They won't make any money out of you.
Unlike an RTM Company, which actively manages the site and is focused on 'keeping costs down' for residents, an external managing agent such as FirstPort might view such an application as a task primarily benefiting the residents without offering a corresponding direct financial gain to their own operation.
I guess this is why Firstport are reluctant to apply for their residents. They won't make any money out of you.
Posted by on 28 June 2025
Don't Cry For Me Emeria!
With all the turmoil Firstport are in being hammered in Parliament and social media and losing dozens of development management contracts you would think it may be the time for Firstport owners Emeria to invest in their troubled company. Far from it! Instead, apart from humungous "consultancy" fees charged to Firstport it has been revealed that Emeria have helped themselves to a whopping £11m in dividends. Shades of Thames Water/BHS?
Posted by The Editor on 24 June 2025
Building Height Survey Admin Fee
In 2023 Firsport contracted a company in Kent to carry out 176 Building Height Surveys as part of the Building Safety Act 2022, potentially across the south of England. Our block of flats is under 11 metres and 4 storeys high but Firstport had to get a surveyor in to confirm that the height was under 11 metres! The block is one building but we were charged for 2 surveys a total of £2,244 because we had 2 entrance doors. Firstport invoiced the development by recharging for the cost of the surveys, not the contractor. The two invoices were then charges directly to the reserves and did not appear in the expenditure. Open and transparent accounting?!
A local Chartered Surveyor has quoted £500+VAT to carry out the same survey.
So having obtained the reports and spoken to the surveyors, I believe that Firstport has added a 10% admin fee onto the surveyor's invoice before recharging the surveyor's costs to the development.
Check your accounts. I have challenged the reasonableness of this charge.
A local Chartered Surveyor has quoted £500+VAT to carry out the same survey.
So having obtained the reports and spoken to the surveyors, I believe that Firstport has added a 10% admin fee onto the surveyor's invoice before recharging the surveyor's costs to the development.
Check your accounts. I have challenged the reasonableness of this charge.
Posted by Chris on 23 June 2025
As Chris has stated, please check your accounts! Check your contingency regularly and always ask for a list of all expense to this fund.
You will be stealth charged for your Fire Risk Assessment (a report per entrance) Asset Management Plan (£1100 per development, which is carried out by your DM, who wages you already pay) Asbestos Survey and Legionella tests, to name but a few!!
These will be taken from your reserves, and not be mentioned!!
I have challenged our PM at our Budget Meeting! He could not look me in the eye!
I hear today that has handed in his notice!!
I wish his Company would follow suit!
You will be stealth charged for your Fire Risk Assessment (a report per entrance) Asset Management Plan (£1100 per development, which is carried out by your DM, who wages you already pay) Asbestos Survey and Legionella tests, to name but a few!!
These will be taken from your reserves, and not be mentioned!!
I have challenged our PM at our Budget Meeting! He could not look me in the eye!
I hear today that has handed in his notice!!
I wish his Company would follow suit!
Posted by Martin Jarvis from Bury St Edmunds on 23 June 2025
Hi Martin,
Is P Diddy leaving FirstPort ?
He is our PM.
Let’s hope so 🤞
Is P Diddy leaving FirstPort ?
He is our PM.
Let’s hope so 🤞
Posted by Dave Mondal on 24 June 2025
The corrupt WESTBURY RESIDENTIAL LTD which is owned by LKP accredited management company URANG pulls the same “ asbestos,fire safety” scam. I advise all blocks looking to go RTM, to avoid WESTBURY RESIDENTIAL/ URANG like the plague……
Posted by Kim on 24 June 2025
Yes Dave Mondal, P Diddy is leaving the business in August. I have just seen his social media posting!
Perhaps things will now improve?
Perhaps things will now improve?
Posted by Martin Jarvis on 25 June 2025
Bunker Busting Bomb!
Not the version of a Bunker Busting Bomb used on Iranian nuclear facilities, this time it is the Harry Scoffin version of the Bunker Busting Bomb.
Speaking recently at a meeting of the London Assembly where several worthies put forward the need to somehow protect leaseholders from the worst excesses of freeholders/landlords/managing agents, Harry Scoffin deployed his Bunker Busting Bomb simply saying to all assembled" If you had commonhold you wouldn't need all the reports that have been or will be done? If the current leaseholders became the owners, they would not rip themselves off" So simply, effectively and understandably put.
As the great boxer, Frank Bruno said about it "Know what you mean Harry!"
Speaking recently at a meeting of the London Assembly where several worthies put forward the need to somehow protect leaseholders from the worst excesses of freeholders/landlords/managing agents, Harry Scoffin deployed his Bunker Busting Bomb simply saying to all assembled" If you had commonhold you wouldn't need all the reports that have been or will be done? If the current leaseholders became the owners, they would not rip themselves off" So simply, effectively and understandably put.
As the great boxer, Frank Bruno said about it "Know what you mean Harry!"
Posted by The Editor on 22 June 2025
Dear Mr Editor,
Did Harry Scoffin deploy his ‘ Bunker Busting Bomb’ before or after the. NLC trio mouths were showered with OBE’s?
In my view the NLC trio were awarded an OBE for one of two reasons.
Reason 1. Because they were instrumental in ensuring leasehold was abolished and Managing Agents strictly regulated?
Reason two. They were given an OBE to ensure that they shut up and stop actively campaigning for the abolition of leasehold and the regulation of managing agents. Example. Some government minister the gobby common one, says "How do we get the NLC Inside the tent urinating out, instead of outside the tent urinating in? This leasehold malarkey is getting blooming uncomfortable and I have got 50 billion cheap leasehold flats to get built because there is a housing crisis dontcha know and I do not want offshore multimillionaire freeholders and developers upset by all this leaseholders rights fried baloney! Lets give em a shiny worthless OBE thingy..
That will make them feel important and shut them up!"
Seriously, I do not know why the NLC trio accepted an OBE presumably in good conscience ?They have achieved nothing but empty promises from government ministers.
Over at LKP towers very very few “ congrats’ for the trio.
Did Harry Scoffin deploy his ‘ Bunker Busting Bomb’ before or after the. NLC trio mouths were showered with OBE’s?
In my view the NLC trio were awarded an OBE for one of two reasons.
Reason 1. Because they were instrumental in ensuring leasehold was abolished and Managing Agents strictly regulated?
Reason two. They were given an OBE to ensure that they shut up and stop actively campaigning for the abolition of leasehold and the regulation of managing agents. Example. Some government minister the gobby common one, says "How do we get the NLC Inside the tent urinating out, instead of outside the tent urinating in? This leasehold malarkey is getting blooming uncomfortable and I have got 50 billion cheap leasehold flats to get built because there is a housing crisis dontcha know and I do not want offshore multimillionaire freeholders and developers upset by all this leaseholders rights fried baloney! Lets give em a shiny worthless OBE thingy..
That will make them feel important and shut them up!"
Seriously, I do not know why the NLC trio accepted an OBE presumably in good conscience ?They have achieved nothing but empty promises from government ministers.
Over at LKP towers very very few “ congrats’ for the trio.
Posted by Kim on 23 June 2025
The same may be said for Martin Boyd chair of the Leasehold Knowledge Partnership being appointed by a government minister as chair of the government funded leasehold Advisory Service days after said minister let down so many leaseholders.
Posted by Michael Epstein on 23 June 2025
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You will be pleased to hear that FIRSTPORT was booted out of a block in Unicorn Walk in Greenhithe Kent.
A new leaseholder was told her service charge was to be £1800 pa. They lied. Six months after she moved in it escalated to £2,500pa. In addition, FIRSTPORT sent her an additional invoice of £600 for2 xS20 notices...
Forgive me, but I thought that there has real reform and outfits like FIRSTPORT were outlawed. Isn't that why the NLC trio got an OBE badge?