Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 113533

Service Charges

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 3 March 2026

Question

Sir Julian Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, a) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 18-month rule under Section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in protecting leaseholders from being billed for hi

Answer

Matthew Pennycook

The government has not made a specific assessment of the effectiveness of Section 20B. Under Section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 a landlord must notify leaseholders of service charge costs being incurred or demanded within 18 months of when th...

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