You have a legal right to ask for a summary of service charge costs for the last accounting year, or last 12 months if they are not kept in accounting years.
What the summary should show
The summary should show any items that were:
- paid during the accounting period relating to services in the same period
- paid during the accounting period, but which relate to services before the period began
- received during the accounting period, but have not yet been paid
It should also say:
- how the costs relate to your service charge demand, or will relate to a future demand
- whether any of the costs relate to works for which the landlord has received, or will receive, an improvement grant
- how much leaseholders have paid in the accounting period.
Time limits
The landlord should give you the summary within one month, or within 6 months of the end of the accounting period if that is later.
It is an offence punishable by a fine for a landlord to fail to provide this information within the time limits without a reasonable excuse.
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