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Landlord and tenant service charges (Marlborough Park Services Ltd v Leitner)

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Published on: 13 September 2018

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Table of contents

What are the practical implications of the case?
What was the background to this case?
What did the UT (Lands Chamber) decide?
Payments subject to a default judgment
Payments made without protest
The alleged ‘admission’ in respect of future service charges
Conclusion

Article summary

Property Disputes analysis: Lawrence McDonald, barrister at Exchange Chambers, discusses the Upper Tribunal (UT) (Lands Chamber) decision in Marlborough Park Services Ltd v Leitner, which clarified the circumstances in which the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) (Property Chamber) might not have jurisdiction to consider a leaseholder’s application to determine the reasonableness of service charges.

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