Repair, Service Charge Costs & Dilapidations - A Practical Roundup

Introduction

Why is the word ‘repair’, which is central to both a tenant’s obligation to repair and a landlord’s ability to recover service charges, so difficult to grasp?

This webinar looks, in a practical way, at ‘repair’ to assist landlords and tenants in establishing the extent of their lease obligations and avoiding/resolving disputes as to ‘repair’ both expeditiously and cost effectively.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The changing definition of ‘repair’: The age & length of the lease, the age of the building and the changing needs of the property market
• Why not all a landlord’s expenditure can be recovered through the service charge: London Trocadero v Picturehouse
• Sweeper clauses - a universal panacea in service charge disputes? Lessons from the Court of Appeal in 89 Holland Park Management Ltd v Dell
• The RICS service charge statement: any impact on repair and service charge clauses?

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 12th March 2026

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