Kent Solicitor

The tenant can demand a summary of service charges, see the receipts and further financial information and appoint an accountant or surveyor to conduct an audit

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The landlord must hold service charges received in trust and put them into a bank account, separate form his own money

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Proposals under the Tribunals Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 include

Licensing of debt advice companies who can then dictate to creditors how much they should write off and the period over which they must accept the balance by instalments

Debt relief orders to wipe out debts of less than #15,000 without the need to go to Court

A reduction in the ability of creditors to block Individual Voluntary Arrangements

You or your clients should start thinking now about how much credit, if any, you will give clients / customers in the future

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All demands must be in writing and contain Landlords name and an address in England and Wales. Until that has been done, the tenant is not obliged to pay

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If Landlord receives any grant for doing work, he cannot charge the tenants again but must give credit to them against service charges

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A Landlord loses the right to recover service charges after 18 months, unless he serves notice that such charges have been incurred and that the Tenant will be expected to contribute

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The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal can determine all disputes in connection with service charges

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