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ROT: Service Charge Transparency and Litigation Costs

Change date: 13/02/2026
Word count: 124
Deployment measure: 9/10

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This paragraph highlights the impact of Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 in removing the presumption for leaseholders to pay landlord legal costs, warning clients that this financial squeeze on freeholders may paradoxically provoke more aggressive litigation strategies

Under the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024, your landlord is now required to provide greater transparency regarding service charges and insurance commissions. Furthermore, the historical presumption that leaseholders must …

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ROT: Service Charge Transparency and Litigation Costs

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