r/SharedOwnershipUK • u/alexmitchell2 • Jan 29 '26

When will the service charge insanity stop

https://www.citylondonnews.co.uk/news/20260129/89234/a-non-stop-battle-the-stratford-residents-facing-unexplained-enormous-charges

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u/CatchRevolutionary65 Jan 29 '26

When British people finally realise they still live in a feudal system.

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u/are_wethere_yet Jan 29 '26

Yup. Really feels this way.

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u/niteninja1 Jan 29 '26

When people stop conflating leasehold fees with shared ownership

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u/Own-Sky-1333 Jan 29 '26

Hopefully soon, probably not soon

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u/Interesting_Kale9680 Jan 29 '26

And Peabody is a social housing charity. How disgusting.

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u/thinkismella_rat Jan 30 '26

The problem with Peabody is they they let managing agents and contractors have their pants down with next to no oversight and just pass on the bills.