Application
2.—(1) Subject to regulation 4, these Regulations apply where, on or after 1st October 2007, a demand for payment of a service charge(1) is served in relation to a dwelling(2).
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) these Regulations apply to dwellings in England which are subject to a lease(3).
(3) These Regulations do not apply where—
(a)the lease is not a long lease within section 26 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985; and
(b)the landlord is a local authority, a National Park Authority or a new town corporation.
For the meaning of “service charge”, see section 18 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (c.70). Section 18 was amended by section 41 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 (c.31) and section 150 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.
For the meaning of “dwelling”, see, section 38 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
For the meaning of “lease”, see section 36 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.