Service Charge Dispute Guide
Service Charge Dispute Guide is the leading independent guide to residential service charges in England and Wales. We provide free advice on all leasehold disputes.
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  • Q & A
    • Disputing A Service Charge
    • Consultation (Section 20)
    • 18 Month Rule (Section 20B)
    • Billing and Refunds
    • Major Works
    • Apportionment Issues
    • Administration Charges and legal costs
    • Rights to Information
    • Service Charge Arrears & Affordability
    • Trust and Reserve Funds
    • Purchasing a Leasehold Property
    • Tenant Service Charges
    • Freeholder Estate Charges
  • Factsheets
    • 10 Common Mistakes Landlords Make with Service Charges
    • How to Dispute a Service Charge
    • How much should the Service Charge be?
    • Rights and Remedies for Leaseholders
    • Apportionment of Service Charges
    • Facts about the Leasehold System
    • Reasons to Check Your Lease
    • Understanding Your Lease
    • Qualifying Long Term Agreements
    • Shared Ownership
    • Right to Buy
  • Rate Your Landlord
    • Survey Explained
  • Jargon Explained
    • Terms explained: A to F
    • Terms Explained: G to L
    • Terms Explained: M to R
    • Terms Explained: S to Z
  • Leasehold Law Explained
    • Housing Act 1985
    • Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
    • Landlord and Tenant Act 1987
    • LRHUDA 1993
    • Housing Act 1996
    • CLRA 2002
  • Case Law Library
    • Reasonableness
    • Lease Interpretation
    • Consultation (Section 20)
    • 18 Month Rule (Section 20B)
    • Service Charge Billing
    • Apportionment
    • Applying to Vary the Terms of a Lease
    • Legal Costs
    • Administration Charges
    • Major Works to Roofs and Windows
    • Rights to Information
    • Reserve Funds
    • Definition of a Variable Service Charge
    • Historic Neglect
    • Service Charges for the cost of Utilities
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Housing Act 1996

Overview of the Housing Act 1996 for Leaseholders

New rights to complain, survey and against forfeiture…

Section 51 (Complaints against Social Landlords)

Right to complain to the housing ombudsman…

Section 81 (Restrictions on Forfeiture)

Debts must be admitted or determined before forfeiture…

Section 82 (Content of a Section 146 Notice for Forfeiture)

Specific information to be given in a forfeiture notice…

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  • Key Legislation
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