Service Charges
Commons · Question 113533 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 3 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Sir Julian Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, a) what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the 18-month rule under Section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in protecting leaseholders from being billed for hi
Answer
Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 3 Mar 2026
The government has not made a specific assessment of the effectiveness of Section 20B. Under Section 20B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 a landlord must notify leaseholders of service charge costs being incurred or demanded within 18 months of when th...