Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 13347

Leasehold: Service Charges

Tabled: 8 November 2024

Answered: 18 November 2024

Question

Rachel Blake

Labour (Co-op) — Cities of London and Westminster

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 on recent trends in the cost of service charges for leaseholders.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The level of service charge that leaseholders pay depends on many factors, including the terms of a lease and the age and condition of a building.By law, variable service charges must be reasonable. Should leaseholders wish to contest the reasonableness o...

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