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Evening Standard
Will Durrant

EXPLAINED: New build managers undercutting buyers prosperity mp warns in crackdown call | Rare Historical Photos

Alistair Strathern called for a crackdown on ‘fleecehold’ relationships which affect some new build estates (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

New build estate managers are “undercutting” the prosperity which homeowners are meant to feel, an MP has said, as he called for a crackdown on fees and charges.

Labour MP Alistair Strathern warned that some house buyers in “fleecehold” relationships risk double-paying for services – through private fees and council tax – when town halls fail to adopt new build infrastructure.

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