Service charges
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The consultation requirements applied to additional unplanned work, even though it was of a similar nature to work that had already been consulted on
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires landlords to consult tenants before undertaking work above a certain value to be included in residential service charges.
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A landlord was entitled to charge its tenants for both management and administration
The issue of whether management costs properly form part of service charges has often troubled the courts. Southwark London Borough Council v Paul [2013] UKUT (LC); [2013] PLSCS 295 is…
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Southwark London Borough Council v Woelke
Long lease of flat – Service charge – Major works – Service charge provisions in respondent’s lease providing for appellant landlord to provide estimate of annual service charge at commencement…
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Service charge clauses must spell out specifically, and in some detail, a sufficient description of every financial obligation imposed on the tenant
If a landlord seeks to recover service charges from its tenant, it must first show that the tenant is obliged to make the payment sought.
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PP 2013/132
The court cannot improve upon a contract that it is asked to interpret, or mend a bargain. One of the principles that underpins best practice in relation to service charges…
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PP 2013/127
Landlord and tenant Service charges
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PP 2013/126
Residential service charges
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PP 2013/85
Residential service charges
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Chalet park owners appeal “baffling” service charge ruling
The owners of a Cornwall chalet park are seeking to challenge a high court ruling on the service charges payable by tenants which they say defies common sense.
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PP 2013/49 The Supreme Court has reprieved a landlord who failed to consult properly with tenants before incurring service charge costs
Landlord and Tenant Service charges
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PP 2012/169
Service charge mistakes
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PP 2012/129
Value added tax Service charges