{"id":69338,"date":"2017-10-18T13:01:01","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T06:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/government-plans-crackdown-on-overpriced-property-service-charges\/"},"modified":"2017-10-18T13:04:32","modified_gmt":"2017-10-18T06:04:32","slug":"government-plans-crackdown-on-overpriced-property-service-charges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/government-plans-crackdown-on-overpriced-property-service-charges\/","title":{"rendered":"Government plans crackdown on 'overpriced' property service charges"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMinisters considering changing law to protect leaseholders, as well as tenants facing large bills for repairs and servicesProposals to crack down on \u201coverpriced\u201d service charges and \u201cunfair\u201d costs paid by renters and leaseholders in England have been unveiled by the government.Sajid Javid, the communities secretary, said ministers were considering changing the law to create a fairer property management system and make it easier to outlaw \u201crogue\u201d letting and management agents. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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