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Property managers will provide you with a clear overview of what fees and charges will be due, what they cover and how they will be spent.
This question is asked a lot; from first time buyers to people who have owned many properties before but never within a managed development.
We’ve put together a checklist to make sure you approach the situation in the best way possible and with the required knowledge of the law.
Service charges are payable annually to cover the landlord’s costs for providing services and maintaining the common areas of the building.
Service charge is the money a leaseholder or a freeholder of a property, pays towards the day-to-day running costs of your development.
One of the most common queries we get here at LEASE, is regarding unreasonable service charges and whether or not they can be challenged.
JB Leitch’s Phil Parkinson & Katie Edwards reflect on the responsibilities and options when communal services or facilities fail.
The team from FirstPort explain what you need to know about your reserve fund and why you need one.
The following guide was put together to provide an introduction to the monetary terms involved when owning a leasehold property.
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.
Peter McCabe of Clear Building Management sets out what you should expect to see in your service charge demand.
How to approach arrears with your leaseholders to keep cash flow moving to ensure your budget and maintenance plan can be relied on.
If you live in a flat, you’ll be used to budgeting for your annual service charge, but how do you know if the amount you’re paying is fair?
A reserve fund held by the landlord or management company on behalf of the leaseholders can provide a distinct benefit.
Property managers will provide you with a clear overview of what fees and charges will be due, what they cover and how they will be spent.
This question is asked a lot; from first time buyers to people who have owned many properties before but never within a managed development.
We’ve put together a checklist to make sure you approach the situation in the best way possible and with the required knowledge of the law.
Service charges are payable annually to cover the landlord’s costs for providing services and maintaining the common areas of the building.
If a landlord wanted to carry out major works to a block that would cost any one leaseholder over £250, all leaseholders must be consulted.
In this article Phil Parkinson and Katie Edwards of JB Leitch, look at the nature, definitions and parameters of estate rentcharges.
Service charge is the money a leaseholder or a freeholder of a property, pays towards the day-to-day running costs of your development.
Liz Rowen, Legal Director at UK-top 200 Yorkshire law firm Keebles LLP, explains why a recent forfeiture case ruled in favour of the tenant
Liz Rowen, Legal Director at Keebles LLP, explains how the pandemic has impacted the payment and recovery of service charges.
JB Leitch’s Legal Director Phil Parkinson, with Associate Solicitor Katie Edwards, provide practical insight, advice and clarity on the complex issues surrounding the insolvency of Right to Manage (RTM) companies.
One of the most common queries we get here at LEASE, is regarding unreasonable service charges and whether or not they can be challenged.
Dani Green at Brethertons LLP, answers some of the questions the team often hear surrounding service charges and communal facilities.
JB Leitch’s Phil Parkinson & Katie Edwards reflect on the responsibilities and options when communal services or facilities fail.
Laura Severn, Director at LMP Law, looks at the division of responsibility when it comes to the maintenance of lighting, lifts and gates.
The team from FirstPort explain what you need to know about your reserve fund and why you need one.
Kavita Bharti, Lease Adviser/Solicitor and Manager at LEASE, explains a lesser-known way to obtain a breakdown of your service charges.
Service charges are payable by the leaseholder to the landlord for services provided by the landlord under the terms of the lease.
There are many reasons why a lease fails to make satisfactory provision for the computation of 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.
So you’re in dispute with your landlord over your service charge. Now what do you do? Elaine Dobson and Helen Matthews talk readers through the legal process.
We have different sized flats in our block, why should we pay the same service charges?
