Subjects:

Landlord and Tenant Law

Contents:

1. The Origins of Service Charges

2. General Principles and Elements

3. Drafting and negotiation Service Charge Provision (including negotiation tips for tenants and landlords)

4. The Procedure for Collection

5. Specific Service Charges and Works

6. Other Items Included in the Service Charge

7. Sinking Funds and Reserve Funds

8. Service Charges and Rent

9. The Main Statutory Provisions Affecting Service Charges

10. Other Statutory Provisions

11. The Commercial and Residential Codes

12. Management Companies and Similar Bodes

13. Apportionment on Sale and Surrender

14. Maximising service Charge Recovery

15. Challenging a Service Charge Demand

16. Rentcharges

17. Commonhold

18. Taxation and Service Charges

Appendices:1 Statutory Provisions

2 The Commercial Code

3 Guidelines

4 Precedents

5 Vat example

6 Checklist

This new title is a complete resource dealing with all types of service charges; leasehold, freehold and commonhold and is fully up to date dealing with all the recent regulations under the Commonhold Act. Filled with practical advice, the text contains negotiating tips, advice for landlords on how to effectively maximise service charge recovery and advice for tenants about how to challenge service charge demands.

The title also contains a comprehensive set of precedents including service charge provisions and alternatives, notices, waivers, preliminary enquiries and rent charges. Key statutory provisions are set out with text, commentary and case references and it also deals with individual services and items such as repair and decoration, plant and machinery, cleaning, lighting and heating.