Why am I being charged for flytipping? | 2026 Shared Ownership Rent and Service Charges FAQs

We were charging fly tipping costs in with the grounds maintenance charge but from April 2024 we split this out to offer customers greater clarity about what they’re paying for. 

There've been many incidents of non-household waste being left on our estates or in our bin stores. The council’s rubbish collection service won’t take these away so we have to. If we don’t they could be a fire risk or a risk to health and safety. Where we can and we know who left the items, we’ll charge them. If we don’t then the removal and disposal costs are recoverable as a service charge. 

We do report occasions of fly tipping we capture on CCTV to the local council. The local council and police can prosecute anyone caught fly tipping. Fines can be as high as £50,000 or even six months in prison. 

So far this year we’ve reported some occasions to the Waste Crime Team at Maidstone Borough Council and they've issued some fixed penalty notices to people who have been caught fly tipping on our land.