Service Charges: Topical Issues

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A source of almost inevitable tension between landlord and tenant, service charge disputes have proliferated before the courts in recent months. This timely session pulls together lessons from recent cases and will look at issues particularly pertinent to both landlords and tenants today:

• Who decides a “fair proportion” of service costs?
• “Final and binding” certification – a boon for landlords
• Can the landlord recover the costs of remedying inherent defects?
• Gaps in the service charge clause and the quiet enjoyment covenant

Sarah Thompson-Copsey, Non-Practising Solicitor, Legal Lecturer and Trainer