Petition · past parliament
Regulate service charges on properties
Closed
465 signatures
What the petition asks
Unlike, for example with financial advisors, property managers are unregulated. The company set the charge and “deliver” the service. Without regulation, it is near impossible for leaseholders to resolve cases where the charge is excessive for the service level. Regulation is desperately needed.
If service charge is excessive, current options are:
Pay up. Money makes the world go round!
Fire the firm IF you can get a enough leaseholders, and money. Hope the next ones better!
Formal complaint, court or a tribunal. All require significant time, courts/tribunals require money. Neither likely to succeed since proving wrong without any regulations to define “wrong” is near impossible against their lawyer armies. Also, all formal proceedings are public, potentially devaluing your property.
Pay up. Money makes the world go round!
Fire the firm IF you can get a enough leaseholders, and money. Hope the next ones better!
Formal complaint, court or a tribunal. All require significant time, courts/tribunals require money. Neither likely to succeed since proving wrong without any regulations to define “wrong” is near impossible against their lawyer armies. Also, all formal proceedings are public, potentially devaluing your property.
Timeline
| 5 Feb 2019 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 5 Aug 2019 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
465
Status
Closed
Opened
5 Feb 2019
Closed
5 Aug 2019
Follow this petition
Sign in to get an email when the government responds, a debate is scheduled or held, or the petition closes.
Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.