{"id":69662,"date":"2017-10-21T13:00:15","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T06:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/service-charges-government-to-tackle-rip-offs-that-harm-leaseholders\/"},"modified":"2017-10-21T13:05:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T06:05:44","slug":"service-charges-government-to-tackle-rip-offs-that-harm-leaseholders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/service-charges-government-to-tackle-rip-offs-that-harm-leaseholders\/","title":{"rendered":"Service charges: government to tackle rip-offs that \u2018harm\u2019 leaseholders"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nMinisters 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\u2019s sights this week after ministers declared there was \u201coverwhelming evidence of the harm some people experience\u201d.On Wednesday it announced plans for a crackdown on property agents in both the leasehold and private rented sectors. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
\nRead more…Service charges: government to tackle rip-offs that \u2018harm\u2019 leaseholders<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ministers plan crackdown and seek evidence on problems from extortionate costs to unscrupulous agentsRip-off service...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"false","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69662","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-property-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p75ss1-i7A","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69338,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/government-plans-crackdown-on-overpriced-property-service-charges\/","url_meta":{"origin":69662,"position":0},"title":"Government plans crackdown on 'overpriced' property service charges","date":"October 18, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Ministers 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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Property News"","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":169870,"url":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/rayner-urges-starmer-to-keep-promise-on-leasehold-reform\/","url_meta":{"origin":69662,"position":1},"title":"Rayner urges Starmer to keep promise on leasehold reform","date":"January 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"\r Ex-deputy PM says government must stick to plans to cap charges for leaseholders in England and WalesIs this Labour party for rich investors or hard-working leaseholders? 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