Service Charge Demand Generator
Enter your block details and lease percentages to generate service charge demands for each unit. Calculations are based on the percentage split specified in each lease.
1. Who is issuing this demand?
The company that manages the block and the landlord are often two different legal parties. The demand has to name the landlord even when someone else is issuing it.
2. The landlord
Section 47(1)(a) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 requires every demand to contain “the name and address of the landlord”, and section 60(1)defines that as the immediate landlord. If the demand does not, section 47(2) treats the charge as “not being due” until the information is furnished.
Section 48 is a separate notice, and this tool does not produce it. Section 48(1) obliges the landlord to furnish the tenant by notice with an England and Wales address for service, and section 48(2) treats rent and service charges as “not being due” until they do. Do not issue a section 48 notice in an RTM company’s or agent’s own name unless the landlord is giving that notice or has authorised you to give it on their behalf.
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About this tool
This generator calculates individual service charge contributions based on the lease percentage splits for each unit in your block. It produces a summary table and a sample demand letter template.
Under Sections 47 and 48 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, every service charge demand must include the landlord's name and address. A demand without this information is not treated as having been given until it is provided. Separately, Section 21B of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 requires that a summary of the tenant's rights and obligations accompanies each demand. That summary is not free text: regulation 3 of the Service Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations, and Transitional Provision) (England) Regulations 2007 prescribes the exact title, the twelve numbered paragraphs, and a minimum type size of 10 point. The summary produced below reproduces that prescribed wording verbatim, so paraphrasing or trimming it can cost you the demand — the prescribed text itself says that without a summary the leaseholder may withhold the service charge. These Regulations apply in England; Wales has its own equivalent.
Check your individual leases for the correct percentage splits — these can vary by floor area, rateable value, or equal shares depending on how the lease was drafted.
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This tool is for general guidance only. Verify all figures against your lease documents before issuing demands. Do not edit, shorten or reformat the summary of tenants' rights and obligations — its wording, title and minimum type size are prescribed by law.