Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 26957

Service Charges

Tabled: 28 January 2025
Answered: 4 February 2025
Named Day

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

Labour — Clapham and Brixton Hill

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to prevent overcharging of service charges by (a) councils, (b) housing associations, (c) private landlords and (d) intermediary managing agents.

Answer

Matthew Pennycook
As set out in my Written Ministerial Statement of 21 November 2024 (HCWS244), the government will consult on the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act’s service charge and litigation costs provisions this year, bringing these measures into force as quickly as...
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