Residential service charges
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Service charges: recovery of rent forgone
Some residential developments include the services of a resident caretaker or warden…
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Court rectifies a disclosure letter relating to sale of shares in a housebuilder
Is it possible to rectify a disclosure letter relating to an agreement for the sale of shares?
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Who is liable to pay the costs of companies run by tenants?
Could governance costs be recovered via the service charge?
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A service charge did not cover the cost of clearing illegally dumped waste
Landlords are likely to face an uphill battle to charge for items not specified in the lease.
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Do landlords who consult tenants about major work waive forfeiture rights?
Can a landlord waive the right to forfeit while the statutory fetters in section 81 apply?
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The tribunal can determine service charges – but for whom?
Can a tenant apply for a determination in respect of charges paid before they acquired the lease?
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Protection may not be available to discrete parts of a composite service charge
Were management charges, which were one element of a service charge, within the scope of section 18?
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When is a management agreement a “qualifying long-term agreement”?
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires consultation on contracts of more than 12 months.
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The wording of a tenant’s lease is crucial
One of the issues that keeps cropping up in disputes over the payment of residential service charges is whether charges are payable if a landlord has failed to comply with…
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Were interim charges due and, if so, reasonable?
One issue that keeps cropping up in disputes over the payment of residential service charges is whether charges are payable if a landlord has failed to comply with its obligations…
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A landlord had consulted sufficiently with its tenants before undertaking work, even though some of the work needed to be changed.
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires landlords to consult tenants before undertaking work above a certain value if the cost of the work is to be included in residential…
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Must prospective receipts from third parties be certain before they can be used to reduce interim service charges?
How likely must it be that the cost of remedial work to a building will be recouped under a National House Building Council (NHBC) warranty before a residential service charge…