Service Charges

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Dear City of London Corporation,

Please state the number of residential homes owned by the Council and the percentage owned by leaseholders.

Please state the method of apportioning service charges - whether by number of units, square footage, rateable value or by any other method for:

1. General service charges
2. Major works

If there are different methods used please specify which method applies to which estates.

Yours faithfully,

Sue Chapman

COL-EB-InformationOfficer, City of London Corporation

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DCS FOI, City of London Corporation

Dear Sue Chapman

 

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

 

Following receipt of your request for information on the 23 January 2018,
and our acknowledgement on the same day , the City of London (CoL)
responds as follows.

 

Please state the method of apportioning service charges  - whether by
number of units, square footage, rateable value or by any other method
for:

 

 1. General service charges

      City of London has 1791 general needs properties and 83 sheltered
properties – all are managed by the City of London

We current have 913 flats and houses that pay service charges

All leaseholders service charges are apportioned by the dwelling
percentage of the rateable value - this is as per their lease.

 

 

     2. Major works

         Major works apportionment  for leaseholders is carried out the
same way as service charges.

 

If there are different methods used please specify which method applies to
which estates.

 

 

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