Property Nuts and Bolts webinar – Part 3: Residential service charges - Landmark Chambers

There is nothing more challenging than a service charge dispute. They very rarely feature only one issue, which requires litigators to have a solid grounding in the relevant statutory requirements (read, restrictions).

Oftentimes, even professional landlords fall foul of the obligation to consult under s. 20 LTA 1985, to serve a notice under s. 48 LTA 1987, to ensure demands comply with s. 21B and s. 47 LTA 1985, or that charges be reasonably incurred under s. 19 LTA 1985.

The then-all-important question becomes: is the position salvageable? But it must not be forgotten that landlords must also comply with the letter of their leases (even those granted many decades ago), lest they be forced to rely on s. 27A(4)(a) LTA 1985 and the tricky doctrines of waiver and estoppel by convention.

In this session, Tom Morris, Harley Ronan and Sophie Gibson will take you on a whistle-stop tour of the essentials to help you to deal with the knotty issue of service charges.

These webinars are designed to introduce key topics that are likely to crop up in a property litigator’s everyday practice. The talks will provide an overview of the legal and procedural landscape, with time for questions at the end.

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Programme

• Welcome and introduction – Tom Morris
• Contractual machinery – Harley Ronan
• Reasonableness - Tom Morris
• Section 20 consultations – Sophie Gibson
• Q&A