LPE1 and FME1 sale packs.
In short
The LPE1 is the standard set of leasehold property enquiries a buyer's solicitor sends to the managing agent when a flat is sold, covering the service charge, arrears, budgets, insurance, planned major works and building safety. The FME1 is the equivalent for a freehold house on an estate with a management company. The agent charges the seller a fee for answering, and the turnaround is set by the agent.
What does an LPE1 ask?
Who the landlord and the managing agent are; the service charge accounts and current budget; any arrears on the flat; the reserve fund; major works planned or under consultation; the buildings insurance; disputes and complaints; and consents for alterations. Recent versions also ask about building safety and the remediation of any defects.
What is an FME1?
The freehold management enquiries form, for a house on an estate where the owner pays an estate charge to a management company for shared roads, open spaces or other facilities. It asks the same kind of questions about the charge, the accounts and any planned work.
Who pays for the pack, and how long does it take?
The seller pays the managing agent's fee for preparing the pack. The fee and the turnaround are set by the agent for now: the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 gives the government powers to regulate both, so check whether those rules are in force when you read this.
Why do the answers matter so much?
The buyer relies on them, and so does their lender. An answer about major works or building safety that turns out to be wrong can unwind a sale or land on the agent. The answers should come from the record, not from memory.
Where Servanda comes in
Servanda logs each enquiry the day it arrives, runs it against a working-day clock from cleared funds, captures the fee, and answers the compliance questions straight from the register, including any Section 20 consultation and disclosures on file.
Everything Servanda doesThe law
The legislation is the authority; this page is a plain summary for England, checked on 2026-10-23. Wales and Scotland have their own rules. Take advice on any particular building.