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Asbestos and fire risk assessments of the communal parts of a leasehold block are required by Health and Safety at Work Regulations

The lease should be examined to find out whether the costs of improvements can be included in the service charge. If the lease does not...

The leaseholder should always refer to the terms of the lease in order to establish what they are required to pay. In almost all cases...

There is legislation relating to major service charge expenditure by the landlord or manager, which requires consultation with...

As the lease will require the leaseholder to pay the service charge in full, failure to do so is likely to be regarded by the landlord as...

The LA would not advise withholding service charges especially as an application can be made to an FTT even in cases where a disputed...

The lease will usually specify the proportion of the total service charge that each leaseholder will be responsible for although this may...

Legislation requires the landlord or manager to send the leaseholder a summary of their rights and obligations with any demand for...

Legislation often known as the ’18 month rule’ requires the landlord or manager to issue a demand for service charge items within 18...

Some landlords or managers may neglect to collect deficits when identified at the end of the accounting year and have allowed them to...

Regardless of whether the lease allows for this, the leaseholder has a legal right to request service charge accounts, also known as a...

Leaseholders should note, before challenging service charges payable in advance, that these are an estimate of the amount that will be...

There is no legal definition of what might be reasonable and if a dispute cannot be settled between the parties it can be referred to a...

As very few leases will refer to fixed service charges, they will be variable and likely to increase with inflation every year. However,...

The vast majority of leases will allow the landlord or manager to estimate and demand payment of service charges in advance of the...

The services provided will be determined by the lease for that particular property. This will depend upon what will be required to manage...

The terms of the lease will usually make the leaseholder liable to pay service charges in return for services provided by the landlord or...