The Service Charge Company was established in 2001 to provide specialist expertise in this previously neglected area. The subsequent years have seen its experience and reputation grow, and the team can now justifiably claim to be leading experts in the field.

Meet the team..

Paul Koopman BSc(Hons) MRICS

Managing Director, The Service Charge Company

Paul qualified as a Chartered Surveyor in 1991 and has been Managing Director of Koopmans since 1993. Paul enjoys working with all types of people who have an interest in property, from stockbrokers to scrap merchants! Paul’s work mainly entails advising occupiers including well known retailers, such as Sir Paul Smith, many different types of office occupiers as well as industrial and distribution companies.

Paul’s work in service charges really started in 1991 after acting on behalf of a number of tenants in a large building in Hammersmith. The clients, including GE International, Office Angels and Fluor Daniel, won a landmark case in the High Court and as a result saved a lot of money. Since that case, Paul set up The Service Charge Company and work has continued to flow to Paul and his team from occupiers and owners of property who require independent specialist advice.

Paul has recently been appointed as a Manager and Receiver of a property by the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal. Residential advice has become a more important element of the Company’s workload and Paul believes that this trend will continue.

Paul believes that The Service Charge Company offers very good advice at a reasonable cost and that anybody who has any concern whatsoever over their property service charges should definitely make contact.

David Sillitoe

David joined The Service Charge Company in 2003, coming from a legal background which included involvement in service charge disputes.

His experience includes acting in commercial property disputes for solicitors, accountants, retailers and others, from PLC’s to private individuals.

David led The Service Charge Company to becoming specialists in residential property matters and has extensive experience in preparing for and appearing before the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT).

Manisha Chauhan

Manisha graduated with a 2:1 honours degree in Law and obtained professional qualifications at The College of Law, London. After an all-round training programme with a high street practice, Manisha qualified as a solicitor in April 2006.

She decided to specialise in both Residential & Commercial Property and has dealt with high quality property transactions, secured lending and residential conveyancing. Manisha joined The Service Charge Company in January 2009 as a Service Charge Consultant in order to extend and enhance her legal experience, acting for various leaseholders in investigating and representation on service charges.