http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2024/22/section/55/enactedLeasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024King's Printer of Acts of Parliament2024-09-27Part 4Regulation of leaseholdService charges
55Service charge demands1

The LTA 1985 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) and (3).

2

Omit the following sections—

a

section 21 (request for summary of relevant costs);

b

section 21A (withholding of service charges);

c

section 21B (notice to accompany demands for service charges).

3

Before section 22 insert—

21CService charge demands1

A landlord may not demand the payment of a service charge unless the demand—

a

is in the specified form,

b

contains the specified information, and

c

is provided to the tenant in a specified manner.

Specified” means specified in regulations made by the appropriate authority.

2

Accordingly, where a demand for payment of a service charge does not comply with subsection (1), a provision of the lease relating to non-payment or late payment of service charges does not have effect in relation to the service charge.

3

The appropriate authority may by regulations provide for exceptions from subsection (1) by reference to—

a

descriptions of landlord;

b

descriptions of service charge;

c

any other matter.

4

Regulations under this section—

a

are to be made by statutory instrument;

b

may make provision generally or only in relation to specific cases;

c

may make different provision for different purposes;

d

may include supplementary, incidental, transitional or saving provision.

5

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section is subject to the negative procedure.

4

In the LTA 1987—

a

in section 47 (landlord’s name and address to be contained in demands for rent etc), after subsection (3) insert—

3A

Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to a written demand for payment of a service charge if section 21C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires the demand to include information which subsection (1) also requires the demand to include.

;

b

in section 47A (building safety information to be contained in demands for rent etc), after subsection (3) insert—

3A

Subsections (2) and (3) do not apply in relation to a written demand for payment of a service charge if section 21C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires the demand to include information which subsection (1) also requires the demand to include.

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The LTA 1985 is amended in accordance with subsections
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