Homeowners Association and Oplan Tambay

In July 2018, the Homeowners Association in Lancaster New City Cavite headed by non-homeowner/Pro-Friends (Property Company of Friends) employees - Board of Directors has decided to "coordinate" with the Philippine National Police to its "Oplan Tambay", a nationwide drive to curb street crimes. Is this recent development a wise move by the HOA? Or is it something the homeowners should be worried about?

How Much Should We Pay for Association Dues?

How much Homeowners Association (HOA) fees should we really pay monthly? It is a question that lingers everytime we  have a property inside a gated community such as Lancaster Residences. LR, as we usually call it, is a 7-phase project inside Lancaster New City Cavite. This article is a guide to know if a community is over-charged.

Substandard Drainage System in Lancaster

Haunted by a substandard drainage system while inside a flood hazard area as distinguished by scientific studies of University of the Philippines, Lancaster New City Cavite is sure to get flooded on extreme rains evident from  Typhoon Haikui and Maring that gave 180-235mm of rain last 2012 and 2013.

HLURB Mocks the Magna Carta of Homeowners Association

Recently, a three-page decision has been made by HLURB regarding the first segregation request made by Lancaster Residences last May 2011 from the existing homeowners association due to its various anomalies on its incorporation and operations. It was a move by the then ADHOC Committee. The decision was that HLURB denies the segregation request. Let us see the reason why it was denied and how come we saw that HLURB mocks the same laws that is supposed to be there to insist the existence of their agency as a government institution.

Beech Gate Now Open After Being Closed for 4 Years. The Hidden Reason Unveiled

Lancaster Residences Gate 1 (Beech Gate) finally re-opens after four years starting October 17, 2014 through the efforts of several petitions from residents since 2011. It is a good news for vehicle-users of phase 1 homeowners. However, what could be the hidden reason behind it being closed and just being opened recently? Let us discuss the hidden reason behind it in this article.

New Westwood Brighton and Glenbrook Projects of Lancaster New City Cavite - is it flood free?

Property Company of Friends, Inc. commonly known as ProFriends has recently promoted Zone 2 of their Lancaster New City Cavite Project namely, Westwood, Brighton, and Glenbrook. All of which are located further south of General Trias, Cavite. As we all know, previously, their marketing slogan always contains flood-free claims even if most of their projects are in a high flood hazard area as seen on a hazard map layer provided by Nababaha.com. Are the new projects still flood free as they once claimed?

ProFriends Memes

We were looking around the internet and found out that not only us here in Lancaster Residences have major issues with our real estate developer, Property Company of Friends, Inc. or commonly known as ProFriends. Thousands of buyers who were victimized by this real-estate developer's way of doing business and treating its customers spells hatred but outputs it on funny memes. However funny, their message is serious. Let's see some of them here.

Flying Roof - Lancaster New City Cavite on Typhoon Glenda 2014

Last July 16, 2014, a Category 3 Storm with international name of Rammasun and locally known as Glenda has hit the Philippines with 150km/hr maximum gusts. This typhoon is 1/3 the strength of Yolanda, the fiercest storm ever recorded that hit the Philippines last 2013. Even if Glenda was relatively way weaker than Yolanda, the roof structure of prestigious houses in Lancaster New City in Cavite were blown away. Not just the GI sheet but the whole roof itself. This article dissects the flaws of the quality of houses in Lancaster Estates, the mother-project of the real-estate developer, ProFriends or Property Company of Friends, Inc.

No Sticker, No Entry for Homeowners of Lancaster New City Cavite

Homeowners of Lancaster New City Cavite may already know that starting today, the policy of No Sticker No Entry Policy for the homeowners should have already been implemented. Is there anything wrong with the policy? Most subdivisions already have the same policy so it is nothing new. But how come many homeowners in Lancaster Residences seems to be appalled with this implementation?

Several Executives of ProFriends are Facing Criminal Raps

Several high ranking executives of Property Company of Friends, Inc., the developer of Lancaster Residences and other real estate projects with its mother project, Lancaster New City Cavite are currently facing criminal raps for violation of PD957 of the Real Estate Regulations Presidential Decree.