1 Crompton Court, St Marks Square, Bromley,, BR2 9UY

LON/00AF/LSC/2023/0127 · service charges · Bromley · decided 20 Nov 2023

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The tribunal found the lift costs for 2020 and 2021 should be apportioned as in 2022, and reduced the window cleaning charges payable by the leaseholder, and made orders preventing the landlord's tribunal costs being added to the service charge or charged as administration charges.

Outcome	Payable as demanded
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)	Order made
Section 20 consultation	Not in issue
Who applied	Leaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlord	Cathedral (Bromley 2) Limited
Management company	none named
Managing agent	Living City Asset Management Limited
Building	One flat, 9 flats
Service charge years in dispute	2020, 2021, 2022
Items in dispute	cleaning and grounds, insurance, other, utilities
Items disallowed or reduced	cleaning and grounds, other
Total demanded	£1,435.28
Total found payable	not stated as one figure
Fees or costs ordered	the respondent to refund the applicant's tribunal fees of £300

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What the decision says

agent: Mr [name] of Living City Asset Management Limited on behalf of the Respondent
items reduced: The tribunal therefore determines that the amounts payable by the Applicant towards window cleaning are £225 in respect of the service charge year ending 31 December 2020
total demanded: The total amount stated to be in dispute is £1,435.28.
s20c: The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the tribunal proceedings may be passed to the Applicant as lessee through any service charge.
costs: the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £300 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant.

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