1 Mountstuart Court, 2 Southcott Road, Teddington, TW11 0BF
LON/00BD/LSC/2019/0253 · service charges · Richmond upon Thames · decided 9 Mar 2020
The tribunal found the £4,200 legal fees not payable by the leaseholder, most other challenged charges payable and reasonable, the bollard cost to be an estate rather than block charge, and ordered a partial s.20C order and a £150 fee refund.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | Sandy Lane Residents Management Company Limited |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 198 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | legal and professional fees, 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 £150 of tribunal fees |
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What the decision says
- management company
3. Sandy Lane Residents Management Company Limited;
- years
the service charge years 2014 to 2019
- outcome
(vi) Issue 6: The Bollard – this should be an estate charge.
- items reduced
(i) Issue 1: legal fees – these are not payable as an administration charge under the terms of the Leasebook.
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that the Respondent may not pass 50% of its costs
- costs
The Tribunal determines that the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £150 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of 50% of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicants.
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