In April 2007, RICS published a 'Code of Practice' for its members who are involved in all aspects of service charges for commercial property.

This guide, written specifically for occupiers of commercial property, gives an overview of the Code, and will help readers to understand the following topics:

• understanding service charges
• budgets and accounts
• apportionment
• charges/credit
• sinking/reserve funds
• disputes

The guide is available as a PDF download to the right of this page.