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Some things just don’t seem to add up. The poor sales record at LRHC is nothing new and a few have repeatedly raised this issue over many years both on the forum and at AGM’s. So why has it now all come to a head which requires a 3 day conference when in fact a half day discussion or perhaps a cost ...

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Re poor sales: it doesn’t come as any surprise to me , the Committee having decided to alienate Term Owners and strip them of all rights other than to occupy the week which they pay for. Term ownership was a good seller previously for obvious reasons but that will most probably no longer apply due t...

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A fully accurate summary of events?
You decide

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Yes on 23rd Aug. To care about the club there’s a need to exercise effective control on where the money’s going.
Money which has been paid in by owner’s and in some cases non owners who have rented lodges

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Goodness that’s truly shocking because there is no grey area. A RAAC / asbestos survey has either been completed or it has not. An unqualified guy from the pub giving it the once over does not fulfill the criteria for an asbestos or RAAC survey either and qualified persons would cost many thousands ...

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While there’s clearly a catch 22, this must then be the million dollar question presumably. If there was RAAC present then a structural engineer would obviously need to be paid to do a survey and report back and a risk assessment done urgently for safety reasons. In much of the RAAC affected houses ...

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Presumably you ( MCPH003) must be the owner of an in perpetuity week judging by your description of payment arrangements to the club. If you were a term owner you wouldn’t have this issue since maintenance fees etc are paid upfront at the commencement of the term. Term ownership however has lost its...

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Its a reasonable question and one for which there must be a definitive answer. I did notice the jaw dropping wages bill for the portakabin team in the figures produced at the AGM. I wonder if anyone else picked up on that ? Might even apply for a job. My credentials are quite good and credibility’s ...

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One would have thought that there would be a definitive answer to the question: “ is there RAAC present in the construction of any of the lodges” ?
I personally do not know the answer but someone at LRHC must know the answer

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As if by magic, the historic newsletters are available once more.

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Possibly stock answers copied and pasted from a list and then tweaked here and there to make it look like a genuine response.
Could be wrong about that though

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Try again this March, Stuart.
You might stand a chance of getting an answer one year on, especially since you are a valued perpetuity owner.
Your input is valued

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Nope, nobody knows and nobody remotely cares

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I’d agree with these comments and wish them well. If they focus on the well being of the club instead of listening to flannel then it bodes well for the future. Wonder though how the Committee member now feels who had cast doubts on the incoming committee member’s integrity now that he is appointed ...

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RAAC ! Now that would be a game changer if present in the development. I originally left the area prior to the development being created in 1974 but RAAC was still commonly used in new developments in that era. I don’t however recall RAAC being mentioned before at LRHC and it usually refers to use i...

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The newsletters from April 2024 to December 2024 are all missing from the website, despite having been available before.
Newsletters prior to April 2024 are available however.
Does anyone know the reason for this ?

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Its been a cold snap alright and suffice to say I’ve not been near LRHC , being a warm weather visitor.
I rarely need the heating on in June.
I would imagine however that the lodges will be warm enough but can’t imagine how much a week’s electricity would come to at this time

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Term owners are now being treated like lepers with no rights whatsoever other than the right to occupy their lodge(s) . Strangely enough term owners actually pay more for their week ( like for like) than perpetuity owners unless the maintenance fees rocket toward the end of the contracted term. Not ...

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Lets not be surprised if there’s a pie chart / graph presentation designed to make a poor result look good. Perhaps a bit of accompanying motivational speech play and everyone will be very happy for another year. All the bad stuff conveniently glossed over and another self congratulation PR exercise...

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My thoughts too Ronnie. I think Stuart’s comments on the installation of 85 x coffee machines at LRHC is a fair summary of the situation and as far as I know, no clarification has been made to date regarding how this has come about or what the catch is. Who decided to do this ? Was it approved by Co...

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A very minor observation. ………. I don’t quite get the need to be installing Nespresso machines in the lodges when there’s far more important issues to be resolved first.
In fact I’ve always been happy to just bring a jar of Nescafe and a box of teabags to a self catering but then that’s just how I am.

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I got as far as the registration which Ive completed but still can’t access the new site.

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Debatable if we’ll ever see a Pie chart on the subject of earnings however each year the entire wages bill is published for all LRHC owners information. What it doesn’t do is provide a breakdown of earnings which I think would be of interest to the hard pressed owners and indeed many employees, no d...

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Fully understand. If you’ve exhausted all the recognised avenues to complain and notify the club re the defects and nothing has changed then I would think you are well within your rights to withold further payments and legal advice on the subject would be well justified

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I get your drift Ronnie however you asked for suggestions on how to get your lodge defects rectified and this is how I got my own lodge issues resolved as reporting issues in good faith at LRHC reception was fruitless

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Maybe a pie chart or two would be enlightening, who knows. Obviously realistic wages are necessary, and the workforce as a whole graft away admirably to keep the operation working but in view of recent cost saving redundancies can it be said that all employees and projects are value for money ? Its ...

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The U.F. remains inaccessible to me Ronnie so I’ll now wait until I learn that the I.T. issue has been resolved

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That old chestnut, the club referral scheme has resurfaced in the form of an email reminder to owners. I do not know the previous sucess or failure of this scheme but there seems to be an inference that owners are in some way responsible for the sales of lodges and are encouraged to participate and ...

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Suggest that you contact Mr Stephen Walton on Commitee direct Ronnie.
It was how I managed to have the defects in PM6 attended to.
Good luck

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Still “ forbidden “ so no further forward with the new site

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Im unable to access the U.F. at the moment and if I click on the original site a screen appears stating “ forbidden “.
There’s Gremlins about

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The reality is that the club as a complex or development is now dated. If it had been properly maintained over the years and maintained well every year beyond the first few years in the 70’s then the current state of decay would not be so acute. Its also questionable who was actually employed to do ...

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Thats truly shocking Ronnie. Everyone can’t be wrong and the poor maintenance of lodges is a recurring theme. An acceptable level of maintenance ought to be a priority for LRHC owners and renters instead of promoting nearby businesses which may or may not have a close connection to the club. These a...

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That’s interesting. The return of the UF can only be for the good and of course is open to non owners at the club unless there’s to be a change. It allows others with connections to the club to have an opinion.
How will we know when its live again ?
R.

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Maybe not. To be honest when I was there in June the restaurant was very disorganised and staff didn’t seem to know what they were doing. Food was excellent however.
I doubt if the restaurant Manager’s wage would meet the expectations of the local talent available.

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Further to the August newsletter which amongst other things , promotes the steak night deal etc. Owners should be aware that the Dunalister hotel is now on the market and so this should be considered before making a deposit if booking well in advance. I did the steak deal earlier this year and I thi...

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I have now been assured that the corroded towel rail in PM6 has now been replaced and that the defects in the patio area have now been rectified. If anyone happens to be in PM6 before week 24, 2025 then it would be interesting to hear their opinion. Hopefully all other lodges with similar defects wi...

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For me it was a newsletter which stated the obvious in as much that “lodges need maintenance”. This we all knew however there is maintenance which was needing dealt with long before the departure of the 2 members of staff referred to. Indeed in Pine Marten lodge 6 which was refurbished only 4 years ...

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On the Council website the application shows as being at the “ external consultee” stage.
Now you know.

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I’m sure that everything will be clarified in the next newsletter, Stuart !

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Tend to agree with that Stuart. I didn’t personally know anything about the apparent sudden departure of our sales expert until after it happened, however I would have thought that the GM & Commitee wouldn’t have appointed a replacement sales person unless they had a proven track record in sales...

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Indeed, nothing is aimed at anyone however my only concern is that LRHC owners get reasonable value for money from anyone who is in employment at LRHC in whatever capacity. There isn’t an endless pit of money and this tends to be confirmed by the lack of proper maintenance on many of the lodges. Tim...

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I get your drift. The newsletter tells us that we now have a new sales expert so here’s hoping that he will be a great success.
Hopefully he will have a proven sales track record in timeshare sales elsewhere and be able to justify the wage being paid.

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Interesting. Was the outgoing Accountant not the very person who urged owners to accept the proposed 5 year levy ? ( in addition to the previous 1 off levy). I was far from convinced about this and voted against the resolution but now LRHC owners are stuck with it for 5 years. The cost per week is n...

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The sales expert is no longer then. Hmmmm. Maybe now we can have some accurate numerical information regarding the lodge sales which were apparently on the increase but could only be talked about in terms of percentages, pie charts etc. That didn’t do it for me. I think that the LRHC owners are over...

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That sums it up in a nutshell. It’s always easy to talk a good show but if the basics aren’t being dealt with then eventually the cracks will appear, literally. A maintenance Manager of questionable qualifications there may have been but there has to be someone overseeing the maintenance Manager and...

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Same with my lodge in the Pine Marten block. Although refurbished or spruced up a bit about 4 years ago it’s obvious that a full refurbishment wasn’t done. In the bathroom the towel rail situated at the end of the bath is heavily corroded on the underside thus transferring a brown stain onto the tow...

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Unfortunately what you say is correct, Stuart. Actual figures seem to be a thing of the past but now its all about percentages, graphs and PIE charts all of which can arguably be manipulated to make things look good. The reality of LRHC ownership will soon come home to roost for all those who voted ...

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I know of a pub / restaurant local to me which allows dogs into the bar area. To the degree that the limited floor area is sometimes littered with our four legged friends and many customers end up tripping over the animals or leads attached to their collars or dogs trying to pinch any food which is ...

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Agree with the above and as usual its the minority who let down the majority who are responsible pet owners. While I am by no means anti dog or anti pet there is a negative side to owner’s bringing pets into the lodges. Dogs in particular tend to salvate all over the place and if allowed will climb ...

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