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service charge dispute
danielleb89
Posts: 8 Forumite
Hi all,
I have a shared ownership property. I pay my service charge monthly via direct debit. Recently I received a demand for additional payment as costs for services was more than the estimated costs. However I noticed that the statement period was April 2017 - April 2018. I purchased and owned the property from 30th June 2017 therefore I emailed the management company asking for the correct amount I owed. They have come back and said that the service charge is issued yearly and that I should speak to my solicitor to see if they had held any money back for this.
Surely I do would not pay for the whole year given that I had nothing to do with the property from April 2018 - end of June 2017. This would be for the previous owner to pay given they were the ones using the services at this point?
thanks
D
I have a shared ownership property. I pay my service charge monthly via direct debit. Recently I received a demand for additional payment as costs for services was more than the estimated costs. However I noticed that the statement period was April 2017 - April 2018. I purchased and owned the property from 30th June 2017 therefore I emailed the management company asking for the correct amount I owed. They have come back and said that the service charge is issued yearly and that I should speak to my solicitor to see if they had held any money back for this.
Surely I do would not pay for the whole year given that I had nothing to do with the property from April 2018 - end of June 2017. This would be for the previous owner to pay given they were the ones using the services at this point?
thanks
D
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In short - no, you took on responsibility when buying.
I have seen advice being given about asking that a solicitor holds a set amount for a period of time in case this happens but not sure whether this is something a solicitor should have advised or whether this is just one of those things you learn through experience.0 -
Also, consider it the other way, if they decided you had overpaid and sent you a refund would you split it with the seller?0
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