1-12 Kings Walk, King Street, Kettering NN16 8JF and 1-12 Regent Gate, Regent Street, Kettering NN16 8JD, known as the “Old Bakery”
CAM/34UE/LVH/2024/0001 · LVH · North Northamptonshire · decided 10 Apr 2025
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal allowed most of the disputed bank charges only in part, disallowed the dehumidifier hire, made the gate installation cost payable only in part unless a certificate of conformity is produced, and ordered the former manager to pay over a cash balance, a £1,000 insurance commission and most tribunal fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | The Kettering Old Bakery Apartments Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 24 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, major works, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | major works, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant £320 in tribunal fees (£100 application fee and £220 hearing fee) |
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What the decision says
- flats n
converted into 24 flats by a developer
- freeholder
to the First Applicant, The Kettering Old Bakery Apartments Ltd, a new company
- years
for the service charge years from 2018/19 to 2023/24
- outcome
we consider that bank charges of £200 for the year to March 2020 were reasonably incurred but the rest was not.
- items reduced
we consider that bank charges of £200 for the year to March 2020 were reasonably incurred but the rest was not.
- s20
However, no statement of estimates had been provided.
- costs
the Respondent should reimburse to the freeholder the application fee of £100 in respect of the service charge application and the £220 hearing fee.
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