First Time Buyer

What monthly fees?

What monthly fees?

I am thinking of buying a new build one bedroom flat. Could you explain to me how paying service charges and ground rent works on an apartment. Who do I usually pay them to? Can they inflate these charges without warning? I don't want to be suddenly paying a massive monthly bill. Margaret, Potters Bar

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