Greenbelt - Updates... ... ...
Interesting things seem to be developing on the Greenbelt front..
17-02-10: Change of Tactics?: A warning posted on the West Myerton website about a potential new approach from Greenbelt on collecting payments.
04-01-10: Court News from Perth: Updates on the cases in progress between residents and Greenbelt
07-11-09: Greenbelt threatened with Closure: Herald Newspaper Article: This one is definitely worth watching...
06-11-09: Proposal to have Greenbelt Group Struck off. Not sure exactly what that means, for them or for us, but it will certainly be interesting to watch that one closely...
9-08-09: From the West Myerton site - "MacNabs Solicitors in Perth is currently working for Greenbelt Group and is aiding and abeting the company in attempting to extract cash out of homeowners for services not rendered. Please spread the word! The solicitor working on Greenbelt Group cases is Garry Sutherland."
New letters arriving soon then...?
5-08-09: Greenbelt fail to submit accounts. Also, another contractor is having problems getting paid - More info
16-06-09: Rumour and Speculation surrounding Greenbelt's current position... Prisoners being contracted to carry out work... New company being lined up to take over... More contractors withdrawing services...
16-06-09: Action urged on Land Maintenance - Press and Journal Article
10-06-09: Residents take on site maintenance rather than wait on Greenbelt's - Press and Journal Article
19-05-09: Greenbelt make into the charts - Plebble's Worst Performers
10-05-09: Greenbelt try to shut down Resident's Website... ! West Myerton Residents
10-05-09: It would seem it's not only us residents that are getting taken for a ride by Greenbelt... Contractor dispute
Plebble article published on BBC Watchdog Report - 21/04/09
LATEST... from Greenbelt Action Group website....
Apparently the Court Case scheduled in Stirling against a non-paying resident for Thursday 23rd April has collapsed as a result of Greenbelt withdrawing.
"We have learnt today that Morton Fraser, a firm of solicitors representing Greenbelt Group has resigned - they're in very good company - because Greenbelt Group's auditors resigned recently too.
Greenbelt's current tactic of coming the heavy with its customers appears to be backfiring badly. More people than ever appear to be contacting their local police force, lawyers, MPs, MSPs and councillors and saying "ENOUGH"!"
Other News...
...as well as other items on Facebook.
Also, there are an increasing number of Delph Wynd residents asking for action on this after this week's invoices looking for payment - for work not even started, and, on past experience, with little chance of being carried out.
Our local MP is also keen to hear of our progress too and I've had a number of contacts through this site about where we go from here, as well as kind offers of somewhere to hold meetings within the estate to discuss our options (I'll bring the kit-kats!)... anybody else up for sorting out these chancers once and for all?
In the meantime, why not rate your experience with Greenbelt as a business? Plebble is new website set up to do just this, anonymously if you wish, and without the need to register.
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Greenbelt have just emailed Ford in response to my email before Christmas. They have indicated a number of dates when their Contractors have been on the Estate but I'm not too sure if that is a good enough reason to start paying again.
Any comments from others in the same boat?
Re: Greenbelt
Hi Doe,
As far as non-payment goes it's up to everyone as individuals but the Greenbelt Action Group and the guys down in Menstrie are still advocating this as our main means of protest.
Just out of curiosity, do any of the dates tie-in with any of those on the Calendar we were keeping on site here? There's very little evidence of any substantial work being done - mainly fleeting visits to cut the patch of grass down by the access road, trimming of some shrubs around the entrance - but still the rubbish is lying in the communal areas and I think residents themselves are now maintaining these themselves.
The Menstrie estate is holding a public meeting soon to discuss this and they've invited us to come along and participate - I'll send out details to all registered members on the site soon.
Cheers for now,
Brian