111 Sturry Road, Canterbury, Kent, CT1 1DA
CHI/29UC/LSC/2019/0029 · service charges · Canterbury · decided 16 Sep 2019
The tribunal held that legal fees for section 20 advice were not recoverable through the service charge, while the surveyor's fees, the insurance premiums and the timing of demands were found payable, and the respondent is minded to reimburse £150 of fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, legal and professional fees, other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | legal and professional fees |
| Total demanded | £1,338.11 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant £150 of fees (provisional, subject to representations) |
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What the decision says
- years
The Applicant sought determination of reasonableness of service charges demanded in 2019 in the sum of £1,338.11
- outcome
The Tribunal decides that legal costs of £1,763.40 (£881.70, Mr [name] contribution) are not recoverable through the service charge.
- items reduced
The Tribunal decides that legal costs of £1,763.40 (£881.70, Mr [name] contribution) are not recoverable through the service charge.
- total demanded
The Applicant sought determination of reasonableness of service charges demanded in 2019 in the sum of £1,338.11
- s20c
No order made under section 20C of the 1985 Act.
- costs
the Tribunal is minded to order Mrs [name] to reimburse Mr [name] with £150
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