Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Service Charges Probe

People living in leasehold properties could be being treated unfairly by freeholder landlords and managing agents who dictate the service charges they must pay for maintenance and insurance. Officials at the Office of Fair Trading will examine the market for property management services to establish whether it works against the UK's estimated 5million leaseholders. The OFT has asked for interested parties to provide their views on the sector. Its study will examine private leaseholdings as well as local authorities and housing associations. The study will not examine the process of renewing leaseholds when they get closer to expiring. Read more on the Daily Mail website.

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