Owning your own home

Dumb words too.
Check with your solicitor and get their opinion, and, in the meantime, ask the management agency for a breakdown of the costs. IANAL, but when I sold a leasehold flat I wasn't charged much for a pre-assignment pack. As I understand it, it is a summary of the leaseholder's account, so length of lease, balance of service charge account, expenditure over the past few years plus, and this is the important one for a buyer, any major works scheduled.

So, you'll piss about wasting time for the sake of £200? If the sale falls through in the meantime..