
service charge

First Tier Tribunal can now vary lease cost-recovery clauses for RTM companies
Residential leases can sometimes fail to include effective provisions in relation to the recovery of costs associated in…

High Court Building Liability Order decision reached to help with future Building Safety Act cases
Whilst the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) came into effect in April 2022, there are a number of…

Why should managing agents act quickly on service charge arrears, and what are the benefits of doing so?
One of the key responsibilities of a managing agent is ensuring the financial health of a leasehold block,…

Do all long-term agreements require leaseholder consultation?
Not if there was no landlord nor any leaseholders at the time they were created, explains Brady Solicitors.…

Five tips for surviving the busy service charge demand period
For the vast majority of managing agents January is the busiest month of the year with regards to…

Service charges and reasonableness challenges: it’s “as you were”
Brady Solicitors’ Helen Carey provides practical advice around reasonableness claims and looks at a recent Court of Appeal…