Service charges coming under government scrutiny
People across the West explain how the charges on their buildings are affecting their finances.
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"[Residents have] effectively been fleeced by many very high management charges every single year, for remote companies, not based anywhere local."
— Paul Hodgkinson , Politician
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People across the West explain how the charges on their buildings are affecting their finances.
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