RICS Code of Practice for Service Charges in Commercial Property (England and Wales)
This new release (An official RICS Guidance Note) has the endorsement of leading property bodies:

• British Property Federation (BPF)
• British Retail Consortium (BRC)
• Property Managers Association (PMA)
• British Council of Shopping Centres (BCSC)
• British Council for Offices (BCO)

The code for surveyors practising in England and Wales sets out best practice for commercial service charges with the objectives of:

• Removing service charges as an area of conflict
• Delivering a budgetable and forecastable part of occupiers' overheads
• Ensuring service charges that are "not for profit, not for loss"
• Encouraging transparency and communication