There are many reasons why a lease fails to make satisfactory provision for the computation of service charges.
Browsing: About Service Charges
A loan from your landlord to pay service charges means you agree those charges even where they may not be payable.
In some cases, leaseholders may object to the costs associated with health and safety or fire assessments.
As a leaseholder, you should remember that under the terms of your lease, you may be required to pay service charges to your landlord.
The following guide was put together to provide an introduction to the monetary terms involved when owning a leasehold property.
Peter McCabe of Clear Building Management offers a checklist to help you assess if your service charge is fair.
Leaseholders living in residential blocks are under an obligation to pay an annual service charge to their landlord
Service charges are payable by the leaseholder to the landlord for the services provided, as determined by the lease.
The service charge famously has the potential to be a sore spot in the tenant-landlord relationship, like an uphill battle.
Peter McCabe of Clear Building Management sets out what you should expect to see in your service charge demand.