Service charges: government to tackle rip-offs that ‘harm’ leaseholders

Ministers plan crackdown and seek evidence on problems from extortionate costs to unscrupulous agentsRip-off service charges and unfair costs paid by leaseholders and renters were in the government’s sights this week after ministers declared there was “overwhelming evidence of the harm some people experience”.On Wednesday it announced plans for a crackdown on property agents in both the leasehold and private rented sectors. Continue reading...