Tag: service charge

MPs demand tougher penalties for housing associations

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

24th August 2026, 18 hours ago | 0

A group of MPs has warned that residents living in housing association properties are being “failed” and is calling on...

Who pays for fire doors?

Author: Readers Question

27th May 2025, 1 year ago | 11

Hi, I run a management company that needs to install fire-resistant doors. There are 12 flats, and each owner is...

Can I claim for rehousing costs after fire safety failures?

Author: Readers Question

8th May 2025, 1 year ago | 8

Hi, I need advice on my rights and who is responsible for the following. Two weeks ago, my tenant was...

Service charges soar to hit record high

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

13th February 2025, 2 years ago | 0

Flat owners in England and Wales face escalating costs as annual service charges surge to £2,300 – leaping by 11%...

Non payment of service charge?

Author: Readers Question

17th June 2024, 2 years ago | 5

Hi, I live in a small block of flats (6), with six individual owners on the outskirts of Glasgow. The...

Does a freehold invalidate the terms of a leasehold?

Author: Readers Question

7th June 2024, 2 years ago | 44

Hi, two years ago I bought a flat within an Victorian building with several apartments. At the time of my...

Service charge estimate and spend not adding up?

Author: Readers Question

13th March 2024, 2 years ago | 7

Hi all, does anyone have any knowledge regarding service charges and monies spent in a financial year? Last year’s projections...

How long can you increase service charges for without maintaining the property?

Author: Readers Question

22nd February 2024, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, I am paying very high service charges for my flat (3 times the average in London), recently this has...

Management company asking for 3 years advance service charge to allow the purchase?

Author: Readers Question

19th January 2024, 3 years ago | 2

Hello everyone, A friend of mine buying a flat and he is also a non-Uk national. The Management company of...

Management company demanding previous owner’s service charge?

Author: Readers Question

8th January 2024, 3 years ago | 14

Hello all, happy new year and I hope you can advise how we should proceed. My son bought his flat...

Service charge – do I have to pay?

Author: Readers Question

19th April 2023, 3 years ago | 4

Hello, I own my leasehold flat in a block of 14 apartments. The management company has hiked the service charge...

Is new Freeholder liable for previous overcharging?

Author: Readers Question

27th March 2023, 3 years ago | 7

Hello, I live a in block of flats where the former freeholder (the company is now dissolved) overcharged the service...