Question follow-through · 47601

Service Charges: Codes of Practice

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to (a) publish for the purposes of public scrutiny and (b) make available to hon. Members for the purposes of parliamentary scrutiny the draft 4th ed

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
25 Apr 2025
Answer
1 May 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 23 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department plans to (a) publish for the purposes of public scrutiny and (b) make available to hon. Members for the purposes of parliamentary scrutiny the draft 4th ed

  2. 25 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 1 May 2025

    Answer published

    Responsibility for reviewing and updating the current edition of the Service Charge Management Code rests wholly with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), as owners of the Code. The Department had no role or influence in determining the co...

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