The third edition of RICS Code of practice for service charges in commercial property was released on 4 February 2014 with immediate effect. This practice note analyses the differences between it and the second (2011) edition which it replaced.

Note added: On 1 April 2019, this was replaced by the RICS Professional statement for service charges in commercial property (first edition) (see Legal update, New overview and comparison table on RICS Professional statement, Service charges in commercial property).