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Assure Saves £6M in Service Charge Costs Q1 2022

In the first 3 months of 2022, Assure have recovered £6M of service charge costs for our clients. We categorise all savings that we achieve by type and thought we would highlight a few types that we commonly see…

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Guide to Service Charge Management Terminology

To the uninitiated, the world of Service Charge Management might seem a bit bewildering, as well as all the numbers involved, there’s a whole new language to learn! Here’s the Assure guide to some of the common Service Charge Management terminology you might come across when looking at your service charge liability…

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New Positive Approach Resolves Old Dispute Resulting in Initial Saving of £40,000

New Positive Approach Resolves Old Dispute Resulting in Initial Saving of £40,000

Assure were instructed on a new Service Charge management contract for a multi-site retailer, who had previously been managed by another consultancy. We always kick start new instructions with a thorough review of the lease, financials and an account reconciliation. A fresh pair of eyes will often identify new issues or new ways of resolving old disputes…

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The Return of Major Works Expenditure

Following an enforced hiatus during the pandemic, expenditure on major works maybe set to return to ‘normal’ or even higher levels in the coming years. The underlying day to day costs of soft/hard services look to be remaining broadly flat or with minimal increases in 2022YE…

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Retail/Leisure Service Charges – Is there an alternative?

According to our research, Tenants are begining to protect their position to a far greater extent, with many more service charge caps and all-inclusive rents. If this trend continues, it is Landlords that will suffer the fluctuations. In turn, this directly impacts the net rent (after deducting service charge shortfalls) that they are able to secure across the let parts of their scheme…

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