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      <title>Mr James Rutherford [Signature #110]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2014 05:31:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Louise Stephens [Signature #109]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Louise Stephens<p>Since i bout my small flat in a block of 8 almost 7 years ago the prices levied by gnc have increased every year to the point where they are asking for 116 per month for maintenance in a small block of 8 flats. Appalling!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2014 10:03:28 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Mathew Stephens [Signature #108]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Mathew Stephens<p>Since my wife bout her small flat in a block of 8 almost 7 years ago he prices levied by gnc have increased every year to the point where they are asking for 116 per month for maintenance in a small block of 8 flats. Appalling!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2014 10:02:16 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>H Jackson [Signature #107]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[H Jackson<p>GNC are a complete disgrace!!!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2014 09:29:43 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Susan Holland [Signature #106]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Susan Holland, Manchester<p>GNC are not accountable and fail to properly communicate/consult with Leaseholders.They rely on Leaseholders being apathetic and not knowing their rights.</p>

<p>The Law needs to change to help Leaseholders benefit from becoming Freeholders, free of outrageous management charges.</p>

<p>GNC recently tried to charge us &pound;9,000 for their LEGAL CHARGES ONLY for 6 lease extensions in our block; we paid &pound;4,200 (premium, plus two lots of legal/surveyors fees) in total per flat. An unfair arrangement and a lot of money for flats valued at c&pound;75,000!</p>

<p>This shouldnt have been necessary but we needed to protect our Leasehold interest.</p>

<p>Our aim is to buy the Freehold,appoint new managing agents and change an outdated, unworkable lease</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 08:23:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr JONATHAN NEALE [Signature #105]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr JONATHAN NEALE, manchester]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2014 06:13:35 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Fernando Rapado [Signature #104]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Fernando Rapado, MANCHESTER<p>Please investigate thoroughly!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 03:53:35 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Anonymous [Signature #103]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Sale<p>I have lived in this property since 1997 and have been fighting GNC (Northern Counties) every year since then over service charges.  They are a law unto themselves, making up their own rules as to how they administer funds and budget charges.<br />
They are an absolute disgrace and action needs to be taken against without delay.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 9 Mar 2014 07:56:52 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #102]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Manchester<p>Your concerns exactly mirror those residents/owners have in respect of Lancaster House.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 5 Feb 2014 04:35:16 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Anonymous [Signature #101]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Manchester<p>&bull; The lack of transparency and communication with residents<br />
&bull; Failure to respond to complaints.<br />
&bull;  Overcharging for services and copies of accounts. They don&#039;t seem to have a list of their charges and charges seem to be made up with every housing officer.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 02:00:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Daniel Barrett [Signature #100]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 05:22:31 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Joanna Blundell [Signature #99]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:31:15 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Qi Zeng [Signature #98]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:31:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Kenneth Hume [Signature #97]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 07:51:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Anonymous [Signature #96]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Manchester<p>We are living in what could be a really great apartment block.  Good features such as the live in house manager (Min) should be retained.  Security need to be significantly improved via coded locks on landings (as suggested already) and replacement of the front inner door, which is actaully broken. However, there should of course be a much greater sense of vision in keeping the interior design of common spaces up to date, relative to current trends.  The environmental efficiency of the building should also be increased via replacement of the windows with architecturally sympathetic double glazed units.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Ameya Bhusari [Signature #95]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:28:04 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Rob Jackson [Signature #94]</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 08:55:04 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #93]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Manchester]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 2 May 2013 11:34:09 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Ms Maria Moreno [Signature #92]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Maria Moreno, Manchester<p>I totally disagree with the amount of money charged for the service charge at Granby house. It&#039;s far too much or what we get</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:06:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Anna Dinsdale [Signature #91]</title>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:35:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>John Franklin [Signature #90]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:27:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Michael Cavagin [Signature #89]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Michael Cavagin, Manchester]]></description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:23:30 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr Anonymous [Signature #88]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous<p>highest maintenance charge in m1<br />
poor service on repairs<br />
reluctance to meet residents<br />
poor co-ordination of repairs</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:44:32 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr Anonymous [Signature #87]</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:11:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Professor Oliver Fulton [Signature #86]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Professor Oliver Fulton, Manchester<p>Service charge is excessive relative to other management companies, little or no attempt is ever made to justify it.  It is GROSSLY excessive relative to the quality of service and the maintenance of the building is very poor resulting in long-term deterioration.  It&#039;s hard to escape the feeling that residents are regarded by GNC with contempt.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 08:14:01 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #85]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Manchester]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:12:17 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Prof Penny Summerfield [Signature #84]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Prof Penny Summerfield, Manchester<p>I believe that Guiness Northern Counties is refusing to be accountable about its service charge, leading to suspicion that it is overcharging.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:43:53 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>mr steve cova [Signature #83]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[mr steve cova, manchester]]></description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:39:58 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr John Lai [Signature #82]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr John Lai, Manchester<p>High service charges with poor services in return!</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:29:27 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anonymous [Signature #81]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 03:00:50 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Andrew Taylor [Signature #80]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Andrew Taylor, Manchester<p>Decades of unbelievably bad management by GNC has incurred huge costs to our service charge fund.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:06:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Robin Grant [Signature #79]</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:06:11 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr David Deakin [Signature #78]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr David Deakin, Manchester<p>Please investigate GNC now - we have been waiting a long time for this.</p>]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:56:45 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mrs Lynne Deakin [Signature #77]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mrs Lynne Deakin, Manchester<p>GNC need investigating immediately as whatever service they provide falls woefully short of good practice.  They seem to spend a lot of time on &quot;training days&quot; - what a shame none of them seem to be about property management!</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Miss Anonymous [Signature #76]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, Manchester<p>Sad times, when &quot;social housing organisations&quot; such as GNC and it&#039;s management structure are so hostile against residents, owners or renters and are out to make a quick buck, caring nothing about the rights of those who live in these buildings.  The Housing Officer has such a bad, combative, deceitful manner. The company are exploitative and deeply undeserving of these fee&#039;s.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>miss jenifer freeman [Signature #75]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 09:30:37 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>MR Yasir Qureshi [Signature #74]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[MR Yasir Qureshi<p>GNC must stop exploiting the residents of Granby House. The service charge is far too high as it stands, and the recent increase is like a huge slap in the face! I think its wrong that they think they can keep increasing the charge without explaination and expect us to pay. I think it highlights their greed.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Ms Lesliejane Royle [Signature #73]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Ms Lesliejane Royle, Manchester<p>Rent and charges much too high now, 2013&#039;s rise the steepest yet. Extortionate for no return. Windows only washed once in the last year, peach bathroom, recently discovered staff wages being shared by 5 schemes yet our particular service changes haven&#039;t dropped in line with that.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Mr Adam Gray [Signature #72]</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:14:35 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 05:48:52 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Dr Matthew Brown [Signature #70]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 04:01:23 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Anthony Burns [Signature #69]</title>
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      <title>Miss Rebecca Young [Signature #68]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:53:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 12:36:25 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Miss Anonymous [Signature #66]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Anonymous, manchester<p>GNC management playing residents off against eachother, granting access in trust and alterations being made in my flat without being consulted first (making an inspection hatch larger) - and they didn&#039;t even clean up.</p>]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 07:43:12 UTC</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Miss Nichola Lynch, Wigan<p>As a former owner of an apartment in a building manged by a questionable management company I fully support the action being taken by these residents. They deserve fair service charges for fair return</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Kaz Naseem, Manchester<p>I feel that that the service charges are extremely high in comparison with friends who also live in the city centre. Although Northern Counties have seemed outwardly pleasant I have been waiting over 9 months for a reply about a repair, the level of communication is far from satisfactory. If the communication, service and response was efficient I would not mind such a high service  charge, as it is, I do not think it is justified.</p>]]></description>
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      <title>Stuart Lyon [Signature #60]</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Apr 2013 03:24:46 UTC</pubDate>
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      <title>Mr Stephen Shepherd [Signature #59]</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Stephen Shepherd, Amnchester<p>It would be good if GNC could even get the service charge right</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Scott Taylor, MANCHESTER<p>I fully support the petition.</p>]]></description>
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<p>In addition to this I have now been without a TV reception for 3 weeks.  After numerous complaints and engineer visits this is still not rectified.  Appalling customer service right across the board.</p>

<p>The staff turnover at GNC is also appalling, every time I visit the local office there is a new housing manager for my particular property.nano like all the rest just passes the buck regarding any issues, it&#039;s always the &quot;contractors&quot; or somebody else&#039;s fault.</p>]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Mr Glen Turner, Manchester<p>I have recently been looking into taking action myself and have discussed the now intolerable service charge we are expected to pay with another resident so this petition has appeared at just the right time for me. There is no excuse for this charge which is more than double other charges in the CC where residents have access to 24 hour security, gardens and a swimming pool. Money has also been disappearing from the accounts with no explanation. Where is it going?</p>]]></description>
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. Basic services not provided (bike shed open for thieves; my own bike has been forced with fire, this threatening our health and safety; no action, not even provision of a locker, taken by GNC.<br />
. Overall very poor decour of the building; carpet, walls, doors.<br />
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Law unto themselves</p>]]></description>
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