Service charges
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Achieving the right balance of service charges
The issues that landlords and tenants need to be aware of as businesses tackle rising costs
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Service charges: offsetting of overpaid interim service charges
The amount of a service charge which a tenant can be required to pay in advance towards…
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Service charges: use of the contra proferentem rule frowned upon
The contra proferentem rule provides that where ambiguity exists in the meaning of a contractual…
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Service charges: the essence of time
Is time of the essence in the context of making an interim service charge demand?
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Service charges: time being of the essence and recoverability of admin charges
The Court of Appeal in Kensquare Ltd v Boakye has determined that time is of the essence…
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Service charges: reconsultation not required for same set of works
The original contractor failed to complete the works. The landlord engaged new contractors…
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Q&A: Timely guidance on service charges
Guidance to those seeking clarification on residential service charge matters
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Does a service charge fall within the definition in section 18 of the 1985 Act?
Pursuant to section 18(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, a “service charge” is defined as…
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Service charges: when it pays to demand properly and in time
Elizabeth Dwomoh explains why compliance with the contractual machinery of the lease is crucial
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Service charges: the need for a court or tribunal to give detailed reasons
It is an established principle of due process and justice that a court or tribunal must give…
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When must a landlord take account of the tenant’s remaining term?
A look at the apportionment of service charge
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Service charges: recoverability of costs ‘through the back door’
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has stated that Shearbarn Holiday Park Ltd v Wornell and others…