10 Stangate Mansions, Strawberry Hill, TW1 4PW
LON/00BD/LSC/2018/0442 · service charges · Richmond upon Thames · decided 11 Mar 2019
The landlord's claim for £11,105.30 in service charges failed because no valid demands had been served, the tenant's counterclaim for £11,538.78 in overpaid charges succeeded, and the landlord must pay the tenant's costs of the rule 13 application.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Stangate Mansions Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 10 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2015 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, major works, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance, major works, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | £11,105.30 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | applicant to pay respondent's costs of the application under rule 13, to be assessed if not agreed |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a block of 10 flats which are let on long leases
- freeholder
Applicant : Stangate Mansions Ltd
- years
service charge years from October 2015 to date
- outcome
The tribunal determines that the claim for service charges in the sum of £11,105.30 fails.
- items reduced
The tribunal determines that the counterclaim for overpaid service and administration charges in the sum of £11,538.78 succeeds.
- total demanded
the claim for service charges in the sum of £11,105.30 fails
- 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 lessees through any service charge.
- costs
The Applicant is to pay the Respondents costs of the application to be assessed if not agreed.
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