Service charges are a common area of disagreement and dispute between Landlords and Tenants.
The general principle with leaseholds is that the landlord is not obliged to provide any service which is not covered by the lease, and the leaseholder is not responsible for payment where there is no specific obligation set out in the lease.
Where any doubt arises, reference should be made to the wording of the lease and advice should be sought if necessary.
Turner Morum offer a consultancy service where we can start with a basic check of the calculations, through to a detailed analysis of the following significant criteria:
- Financial compliance
- Lease compliance
- Service charge code compliance
Please contact Tony Lockwood for more information.