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[liquorice]

Our maintenence contract has just been taken over by a member of the complex (previously the builders maintained the complex) and they are proposing to charge CY£300 for a 1 bed apartment and CY£400 for the 2 and 3 bed apartments. The complex includes a pool.
Does this seem reasonable from your experience?
I cannot understand why a 2 bed would cost the same as a 3 bed if a 1 bed is cheaper on the grounds of fewer people using the facilities.
Your comments and experience would be greatly appreciated.

[mountainman]

What are they planning to do for the money quoted?

[liquorice]

This is my problem mountainman, I havn't received a contract or anything yet that stipulates what would be involved. The developers have said they no longer wish to continue with the maintenance and I was told that a residents group would be set up. Many of the people in the apartments are residents but we live in the UK. We suddenly got an e mail asking when we would be paying but had not even received an invoice!
I have just been on CyprusLiving and got a few questions answered. It would seem that most developments are priced according to floor space. I have just downloaded a document called "The immovable property law 1993" which sets out just how a maintenance contract has to be operated.
The amount we are being asked to pay seems reasonable but the split between apartments seemed strange.
Having looked on the original plans the 1 and 2 bed apartments are about the same size but the 3 bed are larger so I shall be arguing that the 3 beds should be paying more!

[simonwjones]

Thats cheap believe me!

[cyprusgrump]

Thats cheap believe me!

No it isn't...

[Smiler Brian]

My little place (58M2) costs about Cy£25 every other month. Price is based on area. Roughly Cy£150 a year but we do not have a pool, maybe the pool accounts for your seemingly high charges.