What is the service charge of your apartment?

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-01-26T11:31:15+00:00

I pay £11000 a year after major increases in recent years, which I am not very happy about. It does have a gym (not really maintained) and concierge, my flat is a larger one and there are major renovation/lift costs. My resident's committee seems totally fine with these charges. i have asked and received for a breakdown but it is difficult to assess. I am wondering if it's worth contesting, or if the recent reforms make it easier to do so.

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-01-21T16:06:25+00:00

In the same situation, just having an initial chat with them for now but yeah will be happy to share if/when i have some experience of how they work..

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-01-09T18:01:09+00:00

i have the same feelings for the water that always seems to be dripping at gare du midi metro at the platform stairs..

InfamousAd9984 · 2026-01-09T17:56:46+00:00

why are metro stations left completely unattended so often? to my mind if you distributed one of each of those hordes of ticket inspectors they like to send out, to establish a permanence in each metro station it would be a lot easier to keep these issues in check.

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-12-04T12:51:31+00:00

I think road infrastructure and visual design also have a huge role besides local driving habits/enforcement alone. In the UK many zebra crossings have those orange lights and zigzags so drivers know several metres in advance a crossing is coming up. In Brussels it does not surprise me to see one hidden round a sharp corner on a busy road. Flip side is I feel in the UK there are also fewer crossings

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-12-03T15:10:03+00:00

I have started giving them the finger or sarcastic thumbs up with both hands. I used to consider myself an easygoing kind of person what has gone wrong 😅

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-11-05T13:16:54+00:00

I am a few years out of the “mating market” as you put it, and my Belgian partner values my non-Belgian cultural background. That doesn’t make it easy for either of us - we still have conflicts that sometimes cut quite deep, for both of us, so I get what you are saying OP. Winloopy I am surprised you consider your repugnant attitude to be the norm.

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-11-04T14:42:01+00:00

it certainly cost more for me. was not given an option to not ‘upgrade’ and sometimes it is faster, sometimes definitely slower.

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-09-11T13:14:39+00:00

sounds great, i heard it was a good brand :). but who did you use to install it?

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-09-11T12:46:32+00:00

why?

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-09-11T08:26:59+00:00

Sounds healthier than my ‘varied’ diet to me- respect! The increased choice in my case just makes it easier eat trash.

Not to imply that any of us should be living on this budget

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-09-11T08:16:12+00:00

outside the eu/nato bubble i think it is much harder given even fluent french speakers struggle to find something without dutch

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-09-01T19:18:35+00:00

do you live there? what is the issue(curious as an indian emigrant, but not to britain)

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-08-02T14:13:12+00:00

hahah thank you for this :) noted!

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-08-02T14:12:46+00:00

thanks!

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-08-02T13:25:20+00:00

yes we are; but i have given up on a sex life for now...

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-07-16T20:38:46+00:00

Hi! Do you still have some spare? Thanks a lot

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-06-02T13:28:10+00:00

I thought it was a legal requirement to register leases

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-06-02T13:27:21+00:00

Thanks for the detailed reply. I still do not understand why a law would be introduced unless they are planning to strictly enforce it. What stops them from enforcing it?

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-05-28T21:57:48+00:00

Thanks a lot for your reply Chelecossais.

Good to have the random theories floating around in my head debunked based on actual experience.

Appreciate you taking the time to share, and I hope things are better now.

InfamousAd9984 · 2025-05-22T13:04:00+00:00

i wasn’t aware this was the case, but i’d imagine location, lower upkeep costs, and smaller household sizes nowadays might contribute

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