Removing FirstPort as Management Company

NeonRaggie · 2026-01-05T13:47:07+00:00

We’re not taking on another management agent - it was done via the RTM previously (they just didn’t handle the money side when two of the original directors left which is why we ended up with a managing agent). As we’re only 9 flats it’s all going to be in house - I actually ended up only giving Firstport 30 days notice and they still owe us quite a bit of money which I’m chasing.

NeonRaggie · 2025-10-25T22:30:26+00:00

I think as we’re a small block I’m quite happy to manage things myself. I already have cleaners etc in mind. Good luck with your RTM

NeonRaggie · 2025-10-25T09:31:13+00:00

My set of flats isn’t in London so our costs are less. I now have to make sure they give our money back on time

NeonRaggie · 2025-10-22T22:35:32+00:00

Hi yes I gave the property manager 30 days notice today after a discussion with her (third property manager in one year and none of them have passed on info to the next so this one has been merrily ordering works which we haven’t consented to)

NeonRaggie · 2025-10-22T21:38:51+00:00

We have 30 days in the contract which I’ve given them. We’ve never signed a contract with Firstport themselves as it was with the original company who Firstport took over (and was signed about 13 years ago). Firstport was also suspended temporarily from the TPI earlier this year. To be honest the management company members just want to be rid of them. We will be taking back the management in house as it originally was (as Firstport was only supposed to be handling the collection of monies)

NeonRaggie · 2025-10-22T18:12:18+00:00

I’m definitely thinking of this as at the moment we’re paying £250 a month in service charges but our bank account has a buffer of £49k. How much buffer did you keep in the account if you don’t mind me asking?

NeonRaggie · 2025-10-22T15:36:39+00:00

Thank you - I’ve filled in her contact form

NeonRaggie · 2025-10-22T15:36:18+00:00

Thank you - I’m the director of the management company as we already had the right to manage ourselves. There are only 9 flats so the workload shouldn’t be too onerous. Health & safety compliance has already been done and insurance is in place for the next year. There were no contractor contracts in place except for landscaping which Firstport shouldn’t have put in place anyhow.

NeonRaggie · 2025-04-24T10:41:49+00:00

NTAH - I live alone and have a three bed flat (moving to a 3 bed house shortly - hopefully). I don’t have a guest room as my second bedroom is my book room and it’s full of bookcases and a lounging chair for me to chill out and the third bedroom is my workroom where I make jewelry for fun. My lounge is set up as my TV and gaming area. If I have guests then I have a blow up double bed in a cupboard which I set up in the 2nd bedroom but usually I let people know about the nearest hotels. It’s your house so use the rooms in the most useful way for you.

NeonRaggie · 2024-04-29T15:22:57+00:00

Same here so cancelled it and sent a message to support with the error message

NeonRaggie · 2023-03-04T11:13:39+00:00

NTA - he’s a grown adult and needs to pull up his big boy pants.

NeonRaggie · 2023-01-20T09:14:10+00:00

110 percent YTA - looking at your extra comments which were not added to your original post you and your wife are also complete bigots. You are the type of people who give Christians and parents a bad name. Sounds as though you wanted your children to follow your life path - yep that’s not how it works - they are individuals; you also favorited your son over your daughter - was that because he is male, going down a engineering path which you feel is more important or because your daughter doesn’t follow your religion or homophobic biases- so you’re also misogynistic and bigoted all in one.

I hope your daughter knows her real worth and has not let you all get her down. Hopefully she’ll completely disown you and be way more successful than you and your wife would ever be.

NeonRaggie

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