PLACES FOR PEOPLE GROUP ACTIONS AT MEARSBECK APARTMENTS MORECAMBE

That this House notes that the managing agents of the Mearsbeck Apartments are Places for People Group; further notes that the apartments were refurbished in 2006 at a cost of 240,000 but thatall the patio doors and a boiler have had to be replaced already; believes that Places for People has undertaken substandard work; further believes that the residents should not be paying for the mistakes of their managing agents; deplores the 134 per month service charges that have resulted from the poor management by Places for People; and calls on them to cut the service charges at once.