Residential service charges
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Where service charge costs are passed down a chain of landlords, each landlord “incurs” the costs afresh
Section 20B(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 prevents landlords from recovering service charges for items of expenditure incurred more than 18 months previously, unless the landlord has notified…
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Invalid demands for service charge payments on account, which were not validated for more than 18 months, fell foul of section 20B of the LTA 1985
Section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 prevents landlords from recovering service charges for items of expenditure that are more than 18 months old, unless the landlord has…
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Invalid demands for service charge payments on account, which were not validated for more than 18 months, fell foul of section 20B of the LTA 1985.
Section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 prevents landlords from recovering service charges for items of expenditure that are more than 18 months old, unless the landlord has…
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Was a management agreement a “qualifying long-term agreement” because it was for a period of more than twelve months?
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 lays down rules that apply to residential service charges. It seeks to protect tenants against paying more than is reasonable for services and requires…
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Landlords may have more to do to justify charges for improvements, as opposed to repairs
What is the position if a landlord chooses to carry out works that go beyond repairs and to add the costs to residential service charges pursuant to provisions in its…
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Can subsequent events be taken into account in determining the reasonableness of interim service charge contributions?
Most service charge clauses require tenants to make periodic payments towards the cost of services before they are actually provided by the landlord and the final cost is known. Such…
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Failure to comply with the consultation requirements will not prevent landlords from collecting sums on account of estimated service charges
Section 20ZA(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires landlords to consult residential tenants before undertaking work above a certain value.
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Does non-compliance with section 47 prevent tribunals from considering service charge disputes, or render legal costs incurred unreasonable?
Cannon v 38 Lambs Conduit LLP [2016] UKUT 371 (LC); [2016] PLSCS 235 concerned the relationship between section 47 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 and section 27A of…