Fees to managing agent

Wlr

I am in the stages of buying my first flat. I have received a letter from my solicitors showing all the fees the managing agent is charging to change everything from the sellers name to mine (£999.00). These fees are before I pay stamp duty and sols charges. I phoned to query these and told although at the higher end the management company can basically charge what the want.
Anyway my query is I am being asked to send a cheque for £160 for service charge excess for internal communal works being carried out Winter 13/14. I'm not moving in until mid Jan earliest so should I be paying this or the seller?
Thanks

Gwhiz

Have you exchanged and when are you expecting to complete?

propertyman

The £160 is matter of negotiation between you and the seller.

On the £999, can you break down the charge as some items are open to charge "what they want" but some items, normally included in this, aren't.

Wlr

Thank you for the replies. I have not exchanged yet and I don't expect to until Jan as the sellers solicitors have not completed paperwork and the sellers have always said they couldnt move in December.

I did not want to hold things up further so I sent the cheque to my sols with a letter querying if this would be my charge to pay? Just can't believe how the fees are mounting up!!