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Leasehold service charges: news and analysis
Analysis of what is actually happening to UK leasehold service charges — drawn from the published record of First-tier Tribunal decisions, and from the reforms working their way through Parliament.
What London councils charge for the same services — and how fast it is rising
Sixteen of London's 33 boroughs publish exactly what they charge for caretaking, grounds and lighting. The median is £12.40 a week and charges rose 3.8% — the same as inflation, and well below what the private leasehold market is doing.
The 13 London councils that publish the percentage but not the price
Thirteen London boroughs set service charges in public and then publish only a top-line number. Westminster collects £31.7m a year and does not say what any of it buys.