1-38 Garden Close, Ruislip, Middlesex, HA4 6DB
LON/00AS/LSC/2021/0201 · service charges · Hillingdon · decided 7 Dec 2021
The tribunal found the landlord breached the section 20 consultation requirements by using a contractor not included in the tender, so the recoverable cost of the communal redecoration and flooring was limited to £250 per unit, which the decision states as £19000 in total.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Ultrahome Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | An estate, 38 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017 |
| Items in dispute | major works |
| Items disallowed or reduced | major works |
| Total demanded | £54,624 |
| Total found payable | £19,000 |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
38 individual two or three bedroom flats
- freeholder
The Respondents, Ultrahome Limited are the freeholder of the premises.
- years
The challenge brought by the leaseholders is limited to the year 2017 2018
- outcome
the cost of the major works is limited to £19000
- items reduced
the cost of the major works is limited to £19000
- total demanded
The total cost was £54,624 including £4320 for some unspecified door repairs.
- total payable
the cost of the major works is limited to £19000
- s20
It is patently clear that the Respondents are in breach of the section 20 consultation process
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