A Bill to amend the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to provide for service charges to be reduced where they do not reflect the landlord’s actual costs in providing goods and services; to make fixed service charges subject to reasonableness requirements; to amend the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 to make the same changes; and for connected purposes
House of Lords
31 October 2023
The Leasehold Reform (Reasonableness of Service Charges) Bill aims to ensure service charges paid by leaseholders reflect the landlord’s actual costs. It would require service charges, including fixed charges, to meet a reasonableness test and would apply the same principles to provisions in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. The bill is currently at the first reading stage in the Lords.
The bill is at the first reading in the House of Lords, starting its passage through Parliament.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
