{"id":149449,"date":"2025-02-10T07:01:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T00:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/average-service-charge-for-flat-in-england-and-wales-hit-2300-last-year\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T06:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T23:11:11","slug":"average-service-charge-for-flat-in-england-and-wales-hit-2300-last-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/average-service-charge-for-flat-in-england-and-wales-hit-2300-last-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Average service charge for flat in England and Wales hit \u00a32,300 last year"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAnnual rise of 11% is likely to fuel fresh calls for Labour to accelerate overhaul of scandal-hit leasehold sectorThe average annual service charge for a leasehold flat in England and Wales has jumped by an inflation-busting 11% to \u00a32,300, according to data.The increase \u2013 the biggest for at least eight years \u2013 means that for many their service charge is their largest household bill after their mortgage, and may fuel fresh calls for the government to accelerate an overhaul of the scandal-hit leasehold sector. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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