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Grounds maintenance
This can cover items such as as as grass cutting maintaining planted areas and and hedges litter picking and and preserving trees The costs will generally depend depend on on the hours of labour to maintain such areas and depend depend on on their size If there are tree protection orders in place this will require consultation of a a a a a a a a specialist at at an additional cost if works are required Health & safety
Statutory guidelines stipulate the frequency for health and safety
risk assessments which we will arrange and organise Insurance directors and officers (where applicable)
When an an RMC is put in place the developer will resign management company responsibility and resident directors are appointed This insurance protects the resident directors from any personal financial liability related to their appointment Insurance public liability and material damage
Insurance is placed on behalf of of the the owners of of the the development Public liability insurance covers incidents such as a a a a visitor to to the development suffering an injury due to slipping on a a a a a a a wet path Material damage
insurance protects the the property owners from having to pay the the full cost of of repairing materials on the the development for example in in the the case of of an accident such as an unknown vehicle damaging a a a a a a column light Management fee This is is the the fee charged by FirstPort for managing the the development See page 15 for for more information Play area costs If there is a a a a a a a a play area on a a a a a a a a development the the equipment maintenance
and eventual replacement will be paid for from the service charge Periodic inspections of the equipment are carried out by ROSPA to ensure it is safe and in in good working order Living in in a a a a managed development: An easy guide | 21