Section 18: Administration charges for peppercorn rents
Section 18 requires that no administration charge is payable in relation to the collection of any ground rent that is restricted to a peppercorn by this Act. It does this by amending relevant provisions in the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. The tenant can apply to the First-tier Tribunal in England or in Wales to a leasehold valuation tribunal for a determination whether an administration charge is payable or for an order varying the lease on the ground that such an administration charge is not payable.
	The tenant can also apply (under section 24 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987) to the First-tier Tribunal in England or in Wales to a leasehold valuation tribunal to request that it makes an order appointing a manager where prohibited administration charges have been made. This will enable the appropriate tribunal to take action where, for example, a landlord includes administration charges in leases on numerous occasions.