Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 36939
Leasehold: Service Charges
Tabled: 10 March 2025
Answered: 17 March 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mike Martin
Liberal Democrat — Tunbridge Wells
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to prevent freeholders holding leaseholders liable for outstanding service charges incurred by the previous leaseholder.
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe seller of a leasehold property is legally responsible for service charges owed up until the completion of the sale to the next leaseholder. A freeholder cannot require a leaseholder to pay charges owed by the previous leaseholder if the new leaseholde...
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