The Peverel Brand
TheTruthAboutSolitaire has read many online reports that claim Victor Tchenquiz – CEO of Consensus Business Group, has used the Peverel brand to secure funding for certain projects.
This got many of the ‘Admins’ at TheTruthAboutSolitaire thinking about why we were being told that Peverel had taken over Solitaire Property Management….. then it hit us!
The bigger the ‘Peverel’ brand, the more attractive it looks to any future investors or buyers!
Think about it…… if Mr Tchenquiz was trying to obtain finance and was using Peverel’s property portfolio of say 55,000 units as a guarantee, he was immediately excluding (for example another 20,000) by them being under the Solitaire Property Management umbrella.
Integrating Solitaire Property Management into Peverel, immediately increases the units that Peverel have on their portfolio and could then report that it has over 75,000 units!
Therefore, we believe that the recent re-jigging of brands is not only to try and make residents feel they are finally rid of another of the CBG Property Management Companies, but it’s likely to have something to do with making Peverel look a lot more appealing to any future investors / buyers.
Having looked on Peverel’s website today, we noticed that where ‘Cirrus Communications’ were once referred too, is now ‘Peverel Technologies’.
Once again, this supports our opinion that, to investors / buyers of Peverel, because it would contain ‘Insurance Provision by Kingsborough (Everyone knows Insurance makes all the money)’, Retirement (Peverel Retirement), Property Management (Peverel Property Management) and also Communications (Peverel Technologies) – they would be investing / buying an all in one solution that generates money – very easily.
Suddenly the ‘Peverel’ brand has an enormous value, that when investors / funding are needed, they can be secured against this.
Very clever Mr Tchenquiz, very clever….
Disclaimer: the above is purely the thoughts of ourselves and at no point are we suggesting that CBG is currently looking for funding / investment / buyers of the Peverel brand.
December 14th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
All of us have a choice. We can post a comment about how peverel have treated us so badly, we can attack them. We can argue over a stunt like the satisfaction survey.
Or, we get it into our heads we have the power over peverel, not the other way round. It is the right of all of us to see proper accounts. It is the right of all of us to verify every item we are charged for. It is the right of all of us to withold payment until our concerns are satisfied. I stress i am not suggesting you refuse to pay, just that you delay payment pending your legitimate queries to be answered. If only 10 people on each estate does this, that is all it will take.
It is clear, that unlike the old peverel sensible discussion is useless. The only thing we can now do is rise up, do what i suggested and put an end to this company.
I would further remind you that we do have a legal right to manage, which is not dependent on blame but on our choice. It is our right to form a company on each of our estates to do this. The simplest way of doing this would be to employ a new management company. As it was said “sieze The Day” Take control Let 2010 be the end of peverel!
December 14th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
I heartily second your comments Michael. Let’s see how CBG fare when their revenue streams start drying up one by one… and whether they’ll respond by either improving their service or trying to tighten their grip. So far, experience suggests that CBG would rather pay to employ a debt collection agency than pay to put things right on our estates.
The rumours we have been hearing about property managers trying to dissuade residents from persuing Right To Manage would also point to the fight intensifying before it is won, but we must persevere.
December 14th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
Thanks Jon,
You are of course right. I can understand that poeple might be frightened of a debt collection agency. after all the purpose of a debt collection agency is to frighten people into paying. However, the law is on our side. The Agency must be licensed. Also, before any action is taken a court must rule that a debt is owed. Any attempt to obtain money that is in dispute that has not been sanctioned in court is illegal. If you receive such a threat you have thye option of the CAB,OFT or the police as it could be considered as demanding money with menaces.
As it happens i have not heard of anyone being taken to court by Peverel. If they were just imagine. peverel would say for example you owe £400. You would say you asked to see accounts, you asked for costs to be justified, you asked for work to be done properly you would say it’s not just me, there are thousands of us with the same problems. you would show all the attempts made to get your problems resolved. You would show the threats from the collection agency. The court will find in your favour. That is why Peverel do not dare take anyone to court.
Finally, as i know that Peverel staff read this and i know those that worked for the old peverel actually did a decent job, i say this. It is my belief that you are sickened by the antics of the company you now work for. I feel sure that if you felt your future was not with Peverel and you were thinking of setting up a new management company it might be worth a thought to initiate informal contacts!
December 19th, 2009 at 11:44 am
STOP-PRESS!!
Last Exit for Peverel?
Peverel will no longer manage new developments on behalf of McCarthy & Stone from September 2010.Also,it seems unlikely that existing contracts will be renewed.One director has resigned.
Agnes Moulding (Liverpool)
January 8th, 2010 at 11:28 am
We have tried to hold of you.
You are the agent off nightingale buildings in Bishops Stortford
There are problem with the building TV aryl
So please give me a call on [number removed]
Thk
Anne Erasmus
[ADMIN EDIT]
Hi Anna,
This website is not operated by Solitaire Property Management and has no links with them. We recommend that you e-mail ‘Andy’ who is Solitaire’s Online Feedback Manager, who’s e-mail address is listed within the website.
Admin
January 8th, 2010 at 12:14 pm
Agnes – is it a director of Peverel or of McCarthy & Stone that has gone? – if Peverel do you have initials please.
Thanks