Should we be charged for grass cutting

forgotmyname

Simple solution to get your money back next year. Put a tender in for the contract to cut the grass.

Is cutting the grass the whole job though?

Mr_Singleton

Spider_In_The_Bath wrote: »

Depending on the size of the area grass cutting can be expensive.

Why do the Housing Association care if it's expensive when they can pass the charge on to others while maybe getting a kick-back or 2?

cavework

'Why do the Housing Association care if it's expensive when they can pass the charge on to others while maybe getting a kick-back or 2? '
Wow another conspiracy theorist ..Might want to google tenders?
Also , what kickbacks can a company that supplies grass cutting offer?
Free hay for a year?

burtons

[QUOTE=forgotmyname;72202797
Is cutting the grass the whole job though?[/QUOTE]It only says for grass cutting and for management charge for provision of services. A women I work with has to pay £2 a week for the grass to be cut but she doesn't know where they cut it because the grass on her road is cut by the council.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

takman wrote: »

Well then why don't you buy your house so then you won't have to pay for the grass cutting!. You also won't be throwing your money away each week in rent, instead you can be paying a mortgage and own the house!.

Hang on, if we are assuming money is no object then why buy the house he's in now? Why not buy a 500-acre estate in Surrey and hire a team of gardeners to cut the grass?

RuthnJasper

I pay my Housing Association a service charge, which covers grass-cutting, leaf-blowing of pavements and roads, hedge-maintenance, etc. And, yes, I am happy to pay it. I don't want to live somewhere that looks filthy, neglected and run-down.


It doesn't matter to me one bit what my neighbours might or not pay.


If you feel so strongly about it Burtons, maybe you could move to another property and let the HA rehome someone who is less distressed by the service charge?

takman

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

Hang on, if we are assuming money is no object then why buy the house he's in now? Why not buy a 500-acre estate in Surrey and hire a team of gardeners to cut the grass?

What a stupid comparison!. Considering they are already paying rent then paying a Mortgage instead isn't exactly difficult!. The only difference is saving up a deposit which with a bit of determination and budgeting most people could do it.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

takman wrote: »

What a stupid comparison!. Considering they are already paying rent then paying a Mortgage instead isn't exactly difficult!. The only difference is saving up a deposit which with a bit of determination and budgeting most people could do it.

Are you not aware of housing benefit then?

takman

ScorpiondeRooftrouser wrote: »

Are you not aware of housing benefit then?

The OP started this thread to complain about paying for grass cutting as part of their rent.


So i doubt they would be complaining about it if they were receiving Housing Benefit and not even paying the rent!.

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

takman wrote: »

The OP started this thread to complain about paying for grass cutting as part of their rent.


So i doubt they would be complaining about it if they were receiving Housing Benefit and not even paying the rent!.

You are aware housing benefit doesn't necessarily cover your entire rent?