ESB | 4k |
Lift maintenance | 900 |
Insurance | 6k |
Gates (two gates) | 1k (2k to fix last year) |
Fire alarm/Emergency lighting totals | 2k |
Bins | 4k |
Windows - gutters | 1k |
Repairs and maintenance | 7k last year |
Auditors | 1.8k |
Man. Agent | 10k |
Lift phone of €1300
You can make big savings by changing away from a fixed line to mobile with these guys; https://www.fullsignal.ie/
Also enquire what your 'lift insurance' is really for, its usually an engineering inspection policy thats offered by insurance brokers -- again you can make savings by going direct, check these guys out; http://www.irishliftinspections.ie/
Both electricity bills appear very high...has the lighting been converted to LED?
Do you think the cleaning costs are quite high too? It's basically a 1 man job once a week. As there is only 1 cleaner and this man does the hoovering of the common areas and washes the floors of the 3 lifts.
It does seem very high but ask if there is a contract or what was the last quote in place for cleaning services.
Asking for bills as a non-director may not be received very well, its not that you aren't entitled to them but the directors/managing agent role is to manage such matters so they may feel threatened, it sounds like you should become a director and then there can be no holding back information.
Not having changed to LED by now is pretty lazy, the cost benefits are tremendous but maybe they have it planned?
I want to be a thorn in their sides as I dont think they tender for anything and just go with the status quo. I'd like to have as much info as possible by the AGM so I can show what they are not doing and all this will get witnessed by those there and also minutes. Hopefully I can make a case for becoming director and the guy who thinks he owns the place wont block me some way
If I was you I’d get rid of the persecution complex and try and approach this rationally.
If you become a director your will probably see the scope for making any sort of meaningful decrease in the mgt charge is small
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