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increase service charge with out notice huge arrears
dazzadub
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i have just got a letter from my housing association saying im in arrears with my rent.
heres the story, since i moved in in may 2010 ive had to pay service charge of £16 a week on top of rent, from dec 2010 the service werent being given, gardening, communal cleaning, paths and roads etc, but we have all still been charged for this.
currently we still dont get this, but in feb, we got a letter saying the service charge was going to be reduced to £13 a week, but i have just found out we are still being charged full rate of £16 a week.
i dont feel we have to pay the extra £3 as its in a letter from them stating the reduction, also not received the services.
we live on a new build site and the builders liquidated earlier in the year.
also we have recived no letters stating the increase nor have the housing benefit been told, and have under paid the rent each money.
where do i stand on a legal point.
no service ive paid for, also i pay building insurance in service charge, management fee.
this is getting out of control very very fast.
advice needed fast please.
when we moved in rent was 75.08 service charge 13 quid sumit.
now its gone up, even tho was told few months back it was to stay same rent service reduced
heres the story, since i moved in in may 2010 ive had to pay service charge of £16 a week on top of rent, from dec 2010 the service werent being given, gardening, communal cleaning, paths and roads etc, but we have all still been charged for this.
currently we still dont get this, but in feb, we got a letter saying the service charge was going to be reduced to £13 a week, but i have just found out we are still being charged full rate of £16 a week.
i dont feel we have to pay the extra £3 as its in a letter from them stating the reduction, also not received the services.
we live on a new build site and the builders liquidated earlier in the year.
also we have recived no letters stating the increase nor have the housing benefit been told, and have under paid the rent each money.
where do i stand on a legal point.
no service ive paid for, also i pay building insurance in service charge, management fee.
this is getting out of control very very fast.
advice needed fast please.
when we moved in rent was 75.08 service charge 13 quid sumit.
now its gone up, even tho was told few months back it was to stay same rent service reduced
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