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     <title><![CDATA[How to discover what&#39;s behind your service charges]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[
	Christopher Last uncovers a legal technique for accessing wide-ranging information about service charges]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Service Charge Protection dropped by Government]]></title>
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	Grant Shapps, the Housing Minister, will not be introducing the long-awaited accounting regulations which would have afforded protection to flat owners service charge money.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Are your service charges too high?]]></title>
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	David Goldberg looks at the ins and outs of service charges and how to keep costs down.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[How To Account For Service Charges]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[
	The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 was expected to have a major impact on a number of areas of leasehold management.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Tribunal Tells Managing Agent: Be Reasonable, They Can&#8217;t Afford To Pay]]></title>
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	In a landmark case&#160;that will undoubtedly be a gamechanger for the property management industry, the Upper Tribunal has decided that managing agents must consider the financial impact of major works on lessees and whether to phase works so they become more affordable.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Littlehampton Block Reaches New Heights in Insulation]]></title>
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	Jo Brooks explains how one block insulated to achieve cheaper energy bills.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Berkshire Block Tunes In]]></title>
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        <![CDATA[
	Pascal Wharton explains how one block dealt with the challenge of the digital switchover.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[How to run a &#8220;beauty parade&#8221; for managing agents]]></title>
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	Auditioning for a replacement managing agent can feel like a time-consuming gamble, and it&#8217;s not a process you want to keep repeating.]]>
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     <title><![CDATA[Managing the Handover]]></title>
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	Clare Brady offers managing agents some practical advice on how to ensure a smooth handover when taking on a new block.]]>
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