Management firms ‘ripping off’ homeowners

DELAYS by the Government in bringing forward legislation to regulate property management companies is causing hardship for apartment owners, it was claimed yesterday.

Fine Gael housing spokesman Terence Flanagan said it was totally unacceptable that the Government had still not presented a bill to regulate the sector three years after work began on drafting such legislation.

“Meanwhile apartment owners throughout the country continue to be ripped off with high service charges,” said Mr Flanagan.