1 St Augustine Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5NG
HAV/45UC/LSC/2025/0738 · service charges · Arun · decided 5 May 2026
The tribunal found the electrical works charge not payable, limited the back roof works to £250 per leaseholder for failed consultation, reduced two decoration and cleaning charges, and made a section 20C order.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Eagerstates Limited |
| Building | A block, 8 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2023, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | major works, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | major works, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse the applicants' Tribunal fees |
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- flats n
St Augustine Road comprises 8 self-contained flats/studios in a converted
- freeholder
The respondent is Assethold Limited, and their representative is Eagerstates Limited.
- agent
Eagerstates Limited is the managing agent for St Augustine Road.
- years
in respect of the service charge years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.
- outcome
Applying its own experience, the Tribunal limits the amounts to the following:
- items reduced
The Tribunal finds that the respondent did not comply with the consultation requirements of s.20 LTA 1985 with regard to the Back Roof Works.
- s20c
the Tribunal determines that it is just and equitable in the circumstances for an order to be made under s.20C of the LTA 1985
- s20
The Tribunal finds that the respondent did not comply with the consultation requirements of s.20 LTA 1985
- costs
the Tribunal orders the respondent to reimburse the applicants for any Tribunal fees paid by the applicants within 28 days
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