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Is your service-charge demand enforceable?

Paste it in. We check it against s.47, s.48, the summary of rights, the 18-month rule and the draft 2027 form, and tell you what to fix.

Including any covering letter and the summary of rights. Or .
LTA 1987 ss.47–48 (opens in new tab); LTA 1985 ss.20B, 21B (opens in new tab)

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What we check

  1. Landlord’s name and address on the demand

    The name and address of the landlord (the company, even where an agent sends the demand), or the sum is not due.

    LTA 1987 s.47 (opens in new tab)
  2. An address in England and Wales for notices

    An address at which notices may be served. Until it is given, the money is not due.

    LTA 1987 s.48 (opens in new tab)
  3. Summary of leaseholders’ rights and obligations

    Attached, in the prescribed words. The leaseholder may withhold payment if it is missing.

    LTA 1985 s.21B (opens in new tab); SI 2007/1257 (opens in new tab)
  4. Costs within 18 months

    Costs incurred more than eighteen months before the demand cannot be recovered unless notified in time.

    LTA 1985 s.20B (opens in new tab)
  5. Administration charges carry their own summary

    If the demand includes an admin charge, it needs its own summary of rights.

    CLRA 2002 Sch 11 para 4 (opens in new tab)