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Ground Rent and Service Charge
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Yes there are legal requirements which the demands must comply with, eg
Ground Rent, Section 166 of Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002
Service charge, Section 47 of Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 and
Service charge, Section 21b of Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
If you have your facts correct, then yes the demands have not be made legally and therefore the amounts are not due.
However, you do not seem to have made any progress with your dispute. A failure to pay service charges will have the greatest impact on yourself and other leaseholders, and to some extent there is an obligation on you to seek out and pay charges which you know are due. There is no point in avoiding payment if it means the place doesn't get maintained.
If you have a valid basis for disputing these charges by all means continue to withhold payment, but make sure you can demonstrate that you have acted reasonably and attempted proper communication to resolve matters. At this rate you will end up in court/Tribunal.
Your freeholder may retain charges on your account, and may hold you to ransom when you want to sell. For peace of mind you should want to reach a settlement.0 -
adriandilly wrote: »The management company are Solitaire (now OM property manangement) and the Buildings Insurance/Ground Rent collectors on behalf of Bellway Homes are FMPC
I didn't realise changing company/self managing was a realistic option and if the savings were worth while
We have previously asked Solitaire for a breakdown of charges, but they only send Estimated Service Charge lists again, not what they've actually spent!
Adrian
You might find this article of interest, as it concerns Solitaire:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1324001/Homeowners-concerned-managing-agents-charging-sky-high-fees.html0 -
By the way, Peverel, the owners of Solitaire, have gone into administration.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/property-management-company-peverel-in-administration-2241729.html0
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