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12, 19A, 27, 32B, 41 & 48 Lenwood Country Club, Northam, Bideford, Devon EX39 3PN

CHI/18UC/LSC/2019/0113 · service charges · Torridge · decided 12 May 2020

The tribunal reduced most of the service charges for 2017/18 to 2019/20 at Lenwood Country Club, disallowed council tax, the finance charge and several other heads, found the 2019 road-repair demand and July 2019 insurance contribution not payable, and ordered the respondent to reimburse £421.90 in fees.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Not clear
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordGround Rent Trading Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentMoreland Property Group Limited
BuildingA block, 59 flats
Service charge years in dispute2017
Items in disputeadministration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities
Items disallowed or reducedadministration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedthe respondent to reimburse the applicant £421.90 (application and hearing fees)

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flats n
each is obliged to contribute 1/59 share of the service charge
freeholder
Respondent : Ground Rent Trading Limited.
agent
He describes himself as “Shmuli ([name]) [name] Solicitor and In-House Counsel Moreland Property Group Limited”. [Page 63]
years
Service charge year ending 30 September 2017 (16/17). Actual service charge payable
outcome
The Tribunal determines that this charge is not recoverable by the Respondent and cannot be included within the service charge for this year.
items reduced
Nothing will be allowed in respect of Sundries as there is no evidence of any expenditure which might fall within such a heading.
costs
the Respondent would reimburse the Applicant £421.90 (which included both the Application and Hearing Fee).

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