London Mayor Sadiq Khan is urging ministers to end the “everyday extortion” of unfair service charges for leaseholders.
He is demanding legal powers for leaseholders to withhold service charge payments where the justification has not been set out in writing.
Mr Khan also wants the Government to use the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill currently going through Parliament to make it easier for leaseholders to take their landlords to court to challenge unreasonable costs. While the legislation bans the sale of new leasehold houses, except in exceptional circumstances, it does not ban the sale of new leasehold flats, which make up 70% of properties affected.
Mr Khan said: “Sky-high service charges can be financially crippling for people living in flats or who are shared owners. At their worst, they amount to the everyday extortion of leaseholders and a shameful abuse of power by landlords and freeholders.
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