A property blogger reports a leaseholders service charge rising from £216 to £733 a month, alongside a proposed major works programme including over £500,000 for balcony flooring alone. When does financial liability become financial persecution? Leaseholders don't control the building, its maintenance history, the contractors or the decisions that lead to these extraordinary bills. Yet they're expected to shoulder potentially unlimited costs, regardless of their ability to pay or the value of their homes. Nobody disputes the need for essential maintenance. But there must be statutory limits on what ordinary homeowners can reasonably be expected to contribute. Owning a modest flat should never mean accepting unlimited financial liability for a building you don't control. Leasehold reform must address affordability, not just forfeiture.