Leasehold service charge guides
Straightforward, statute-cited guides for leaseholders in England and Wales. Learn how to tell if your service charge is too high, how to challenge it, what your rights are under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, and what actually happens if you take your landlord to the First-tier Tribunal.
How to challenge your service charges
The step-by-step route, from information requests to the First-tier Tribunal.
Is my service charge too high?
Benchmark your charge and spot the red flags.
How to read your service charge demand
Decode your demand line by line and check it's even valid.
Service charge rights every leaseholder should know
The statutory rights that limit what you can be charged.
Buying a leasehold flat: the checklist
Pre-purchase service charge due diligence for flat buyers.
What to do about a Section 20 notice
The consultation stages and exactly what to do at each.
Are your building insurance charges inflated?
The commission problem, the FCA reforms, and how to challenge.
Taking your landlord to the First-tier Tribunal
What actually happens, end to end.
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