Just to warn anyone in Edinburgh who uses debit cards I had my card cloned at Shell Crewe toll Edinburgh , 9 x £233.37 deducted from 5th December – 8th December before I noticed so when you are buying fuel always try and use hard cash , according to the bank it was cash withdrawals from Atms in Canada and they didn’t need my pin number !!

Why don’t shell do something about this – an article was in the Edinburgh Evening news prior to this happening cant help feel when you go in the staff all have the same Mo …..

Might be a good idea to have staff working at fuel stations security checked and stations put notices up warning people about using the cards , oh yes… they dont care so why would they !

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Elphinstone Chief Executive Ken Ross said “We wanted to create a world class development and the team have created a design which will become a landmark building and an icon that will make Glasgow proud. It will be an outstanding addition to the sky-line of the city and will transform, regenerate and revitalise an important part of the City. Elphinstone Place will provide new homes and workplaces and will underline Glasgow’s status as a great European City, reflecting its growing optimism as an exciting place to live and work.”

(ONE ARTICLE BELOW TELLING HOW IT REALLY IS WITH ELPHINSTONE )

Elphinstone however, were not a large enough company to progress with the scheme on their own, even at the peak of the property cycle, and were only able to clear the site before they had to start looking for a partner in the joint venture.
City Lofts stepped in and with a successful track record of developments from Salford to Cardiff it looked like the scheme might finally progress. Unfortunately for Cooper Cromar rumours soon flew that they had been dropped for City Lofts regular architect, Conran & Partners and that the tower was being scaled down to perhaps 25 floors from a previous 39.

(Oh by the way… its not happening , classic Elphinstone rubbish speak )
He said:
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“We must make changes to the design that will require further consultation with bodies including Architecture and Design Scotland, before a new planning application is submitted.

“We expect all this to take about a year.”

(So its not the credit crunch – same old stories eh !)
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Ken Ross, Chairman and Chief Executive of Elphinstone Holdings, said, “This new facility is an immense vote of confidence by Bank of Scotland Corporate in our Board and management team. We’ve had a long-standing and successful relationship with the bank and this investment adds an important dimension to our business, strengthening our competitive position and accelerating our capacity and growth. It means we can respond quickly to land and property opportunities and consider other ways of increasing the scale and the success of our group

(Is that still the case now ?? )

Ken said: “At Elphinstone we always encourage innovation and enterprise in our people and this is reflected through the excellent services we provide. The award is testament to the hard work of the whole team.
“Scotland has an entrepreneurial spirit that is borne out of a real drive to make a difference and I think that we mirror that at Elphinstone by always seeking to add value for our people and our customers.”

( Almost choked when I read this compelete and utter drivel )

BIG-HEARTED Glasgow builders are jetting out to South Africa today to build homes for poor villagers.
The men from property firm Elphinstone will spend 10 days building houses in a shanty town in Cape Town.
They are part of a charity project which will see 150 workers from all over the UK fly thousands of miles to build watertight homes to replace shacks.
Elphinstone Group chief executive Ken Ross, who has promised to roll up his sleeves and work as a labourer, and project manager Leslie Baird will be accompanying four tradesmen

( MAYBE HE SHOULD GET HIS BACKSIDE ROUND TO OUR SITE AND GET THAT FINISHED FIRST – I WOULDNT BE SUPRISED IF THIS DOESNT HAPPEN ,FUNNY HOW HE CAN TRAVEL 1000S OF MILE TO SEE THAT INSTEAD OF COMING 60 MILE TO APPOLIGISE TO PEOPLE WHO AVE PAID HIM FOR HOMES )

HES A BIT LIKE GORDON BROWN WITH ALL THOSE SOUNDBITES THAT REALLY MEAN NOTHING BUT TO SOME IT SOUNDS IMPRESSIVE , HOPEFULLY ELPHINSTONE WILL GET THEIR JUST REWARD .

Somehow i think this is more EMPTY sound bites from a bad leader .

Now I know why ELPHINSTONE ARE AT THE FLOOD PLAINS OF CUNNING PARK AYR

THIS IS A COPY OF AN EMAIL SENT TO OUR MP OF WHICH THE CHAIRMAN OF ELPHINSTONE GROUP /HOMES / LAND / HOLDING WAS SUPPOSED TO REPORT BACK TO ALL RESIDENTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AS THEY CARED – NEEDLESS TO SAY HE HASNT BOTHERED TWO HOOTS
ELPHINSTONE HOMES AT CUNNING PARK AYR – BUYER BEWARE !!!!!

Mark

Thanks so much for that and we are due a further visit from the NHBC to check on Elphinstone later this month.

I do wish that there was some legal protection for new home buyers as due to Elphinstone’s shoddy work we are unable to get
a floor down or sell the place 17 months after we paid for this place. Also if the works had been completed speedily then we may have been able to sell before the collapse of the housing market, so again Elphinstone have caused even more disruption and costs to us by their negligence.

The chairman’s lack of response is very very disappointing but not surprising as it backs up what a disreputable company Elphistone are. It also
confirms that their hollow promises mean nothing. They cannot even make an effort for our MP which speaks volumes about their attitude. If the
man at the top, Ken Ross, cannot even keep his promises it doesn’t say much for the rest of the workforce or the company. However we are already
aware of their abysmal reputation and now we know that it comes from top downwards.

Regards

Thinking of buying a new build home ? Have a good think first; in my limited experience so far I would honestly say don’t do it but who knows maybe some proper scottish home developers actually can handle doing things professionally & properly from sales to the end product unlike what I have experienced so far ..

Lots of companies have sounds bites like` innovators in property` and all the bumph that goes with it ,one such is Elphinstone homes based in Glasgow who are currently building on the flood plains off Doonfoot road in Ayr, its called THE MANSIONS AT CUNNING PARK & my dealings so far with them as well as other NEW HOME BUYERS isn’t that great in fact Ive never come across such an unprofessional bordering on SHAMBLES company who seem to be a bit like Gordon brown is at the moment going round in circles flailing about not accepting any blame on any front .

I had an email from someone IN AYR wondering how planning was given and claimed it was originally rejected due to it being a flood plain but im not clear on that point, but it does seem on it’s a nice spot , very uneven hilly ground like a nature reserve leading down to the sea ,I just hope ELPHINSTONE get the drainage right for that as it could be a bit of a disaster if flooding occurs ( BEING A FLOOD PLAIN ) especially as the ELPHINSTONE HOMES DEVELOPMENT cost so much £500-1.5 million not cheap for an unexpected & unwanted indoor bath Or unexpected water feature running through the garage or living room .

If you have that sort of money to buy something like the MANSIONS AT CUNNING PARK AYR good luck to you and I hope you have better luck than the 70+ owners I know about including me , maybe you should look into things before a new home purchase don’t listen hot air sales hype, this is a big investment and could cost you a lot in health and money and how you see things , the laws should be changed to give new buyers some rights as currently those types of builders/ developers get away with it – well the ones who try , I dont want to accuse all developers as some will actually care about the product that is provided !!

All I can say is buyer beware Elphinstone homes in Ayr

YOU MAY THANK ME ONE DAY !