Service Charge

The auditing and management of service charge liabilities faced by occupiers of commercial property requires a range of technical skills and expertise that can only be offered through a team of experts.  Our team comprises specialists from a range of backgrounds including property accounts, surveying and procurement.  This means we have the skill set to address any challenges that arise in this specialist field.

We offer the full range of services from pre-contract advice, when signing up to a new lease, through to negotiations at the end of the term.  That can either be in the form of a short term auditing exercise or a longer term portfolio wide management instruction.

We improve the management of your outgoings at the same time as securing significant, often annually recurring, savings.

To find out more and to look through some case studies, please review our eBooks for the Office and Retail & Leisure Sectors. These can be downloaded from the link below.

To discuss your requirements in more detail, please contact Lee Mason, Managing Director of Assure Consulting on 01234 817240 or email lee.mason@assure-consulting.co.uk

Service Charge - Office eBook

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To find out more and to look through some case studies, please review our Service Charge: Office Sector eBook:

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Service Charge - Retail and Leisure eBook

RESOURCES

To find out more and to look through some case studies, please review our Service Charge: Retail and Leisure eBook:

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Our Services

Our Key Offerings:

  • Portfolio Management
  • Individual Cases
  • Pre Contract Advice
  • Financial Planning
  • Dispute Resolution
  • Document & Data Management
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Our Key Offerings:

  • Portfolio Management
  • Premium Evaluation
  • Reinstatement Cost Appraisal
  • Lease Analysis
  • Counter Quotes
  • Document & Data Management
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Our Key Offerings:

  • Portfolio Management
  • Individual Cases
  • Recovery of Lease Costs
  • Support to Inhouse Team
  • External Recovery
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Our Key Offerings:

  • Agreed Scope of Work
  • Portfolio Audit
  • Financial Analysis
  • Lease Appraisal
  • Identify Opportunities
  • Secure Refunds & Overpayments
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Our Key Offerings:

  • Verivi Database for Lease Liabilities
  • Access to clear folder structure & data
  • Regular reporting
  • Client Portal for 24/7 Access
  • Savings across all Lease Expense categories
  • Financial and Payment Information
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OUR BLOG

Service Charge Caps

Tenants may negotiate to limit their liability by means of a Service Charge Cap, which is a clause stating that in any one year the tenant’s obligation to pay the Service Charge shall not exceed an agreed figure … and look at what has happened since April 2020. We have completed a review of 7000…

Management Costs Offset Savings

A retail park service charge budget arrived recently and there was a 3.3% reduction, being broadly in line with the market and probably accepted by many.  However, on closer examination, there was a significant reduction in security costs that should have led to an 11% reduction.  This reduction had been offset by an increase in…