Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 117413
Leasehold: Service Charges
Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026
Question
Bell Ribeiro-Addy
Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of enabling tenants and residents to pay disputed service charges to the courts while disputes with landlords are being
Answer
Matthew PennycookThe government has not made a specific assessment of the potential merits of paying disputed service charges to the courts while disputes are being heard.