Ian Quayle discusses the recent ruling of Octagon Overseas Ltd & Anor v Cantlay & Ors [2024], focusing on the transmission of insurance premiums into service charges and the question of whether leaseholders are entitled to credit for commissions and fees.   ...

Article contributed by Ian Quayle   Residential Leasehold Service Charge Disputes and test of reasonableness under Section 19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985     Bailii link:   https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2022/1375.html   Summary The...

Article by members of Tanfield Chambers Service charges; recoverability of legal costs as a service charge; recoverability of legal costs and as an administration charge  Summary Considering a clause in a long lease that permitted the Landlord to recover legal costs...

Article by Members of Tanfield Chambers Service charges; Insurance  Summary The Upper Tribunal overturned a decision of the FTT (First Tier Tribunal) that Insurance Costs were not payable by the leaseholders due to the landlord’s failure to serve a notice required by...