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Excessive Freeholder Charges
sara37
Posts: 11 Forumite
Help please,
I am currently selling my leasehold flat and the freeholder has hit me with massive admin charges £ 7000. He has said 140 emails have been action-ed by him over the course of 1 year but they have not come from me. He states they are from solicitor and estate agents and that he can charge £ 130 per hour part of in dealing with them. He is also charging hundreds of pounds saying he has had to speak with estate agents. I am at the exchange stage of my sale and he knows it and if i dont pay its likely i will lose the sale of the property. What can i do and what options do i have if i do pay ? can i still try and claim back after i have paid ? i really appreciate any advice. Thanks
I am currently selling my leasehold flat and the freeholder has hit me with massive admin charges £ 7000. He has said 140 emails have been action-ed by him over the course of 1 year but they have not come from me. He states they are from solicitor and estate agents and that he can charge £ 130 per hour part of in dealing with them. He is also charging hundreds of pounds saying he has had to speak with estate agents. I am at the exchange stage of my sale and he knows it and if i dont pay its likely i will lose the sale of the property. What can i do and what options do i have if i do pay ? can i still try and claim back after i have paid ? i really appreciate any advice. Thanks
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What does the lease say about allowable charges? Have you asked what emails they've had to deal with - I don't see why there'd be any.
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Good news: as a leaseholder you actually have quite a lot of legal protections against unfair charges.
Bad news: legal remedies aren't quick or easy.
Try contacting the leasehold advisory service.
https://www.lease-advice.org/faq/what-can-i-do-if-i-disagree-with-an-administration-charge/
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Ask him for a full breakdown of what has been asked and how long they took. 140 seems a lot. If they are claiming that there should be a for mal record
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Why would estate agents contact the freeholder about anything? Are you sure someone hasn't hacked into something and this is a scam?sara37 said:He has said 140 emails have been action-ed by him over the course of 1 year but they have not come from me. He states they are from solicitor and estate agentsGather ye rosebuds while ye may0 -
Tell freeholder you will be speaking to Leasehold Advisory Service as you don't deem costs proportionateAn answer isn't spam just because you don't like it......0
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