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Independent guidance for leaseholders in England—from checking a residential service charge to receiving repayment.
Choose your stage
Choose the point that matches what has happened so far.
5 stages Primary legal sources checked 18 August 2026
Four route mistakes to avoid
Read the one that matches what has happened so far. The formal legal term comes second.
- Has someone missed a deadline?
- Debarment: discretionary case management—not an automatic result of one missed deadline.
- Did the FTT decide what was payable?
- Section 27A finding: a declaration, not necessarily an order requiring payment.
- Do you need money repaid?
- Fresh repayment claim: new County Court proceedings—not direct enforcement of the FTT declaration under CPR 70.5.
- Are you asking about costs?
- Three costs routes: fee reimbursement, costs protection and Rule 13 conduct costs have different tests and effects.
See the whole route in one real case
The Eagerstates/Assethold worked example shows the claim, the two-part defence, the response, hearing preparation, judgment and payment. The judgment gives no written reasons, so the example also explains what the result does not prove.