Service Charges

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If you live in a block of flats with a communal gas boiler, you may pay a service charge for heating and hot water. The service costs are reviewed on an annual basis and are non-profitable. The annual cost is then divided equally between all the tenants living in that block. Only a small number of tenants have this service charge to pay.

We also have a small number of properties where there is a service charge for sewerage and some with a service charge for water and sewerage.  Some of these sewerage schemes will be adopted by South West Water in the near future and the charge will be removed from the rent at that time. These charges are also reviewed annually and the costs are divided equally between all service users.

Supporting people charges are for support services such as the help your community scheme manager gives you in regularly checking on your well-being and responding to emergencies. It also covers the cost of your emergency alarm system, and the emergency call centre. These charges are also reviewed each year.

Page last updated on 13 December 2011