Service Charge & advance consultancy fees

[Rupert Cholmondeley]

Can service charge trust fund be used by landlord or his agent to pay an advance retainer fee ?


Regular, fixed amount. advance payments not related t o work done, but simply a retainer for consultation.

[leaseholdanswers]

In principle, the landlord recovers his incurred expense and the method of procurement can be challenged as not being fair nor reasonable.

More than that I cannot say until the post has more information than a telegram-stop

[JK0]

In principle, the landlord recovers his incurred expense and the method of procurement can be challenged as not being fair nor reasonable.

More than that I cannot say until the post has more information than a telegram-stop

I think o/p has a cold. (Dervice charge)

[leaseholdanswers]

I think o/p has a cold. (Dervice charge)

Hope he is not trying to buy a second class return to Nottingham

Tunes !

[Gordon999]

The service charge spending must comply to the terms of the residential lease but I cannot think of any expense item for building maintenance requiring advance payment for retainer.

A retainer for what service for the building ?

[andydd]

As Blackadder's telegram to Charlie Chaplin said "Please please stop"