14 Queens Court, Harborne, Birmingham, West Midlands B32 2LE
BIR/00CN/LSC/2018/0010 · service charges · Birmingham · decided 9 Jan 2019
The tribunal dismissed the landlord's claim for rent charges and contractual costs, finding that the Applicant had not proved liability for the sums claimed and that reasonable charges were about £615 per household while the pump was a burden, dropping to £500 thereafter.
| Outcome | Dismissed or struck out |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | Holding and Management (Solitaire) Limited |
| Managing agent | Firstport Property Services Limited |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Total demanded | £616.72 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- management company
Applicant/Claimant : Holding and Management (Solitaire) Limited
- agent
The Applicant appointed Firstport Property Services Limited as its managing agent under the management scheme.
- years
The debt comprised £545.20 as a half-yearly variable rent charge payable in advance for the period 1st April 2017 to 30th September 2017
- outcome
In the circumstances, therefore, I also dismiss the application in respect of contractual costs
- items reduced
I accept the assessor’s assessment that a reasonable sum for the period when the foul water pump was a burden is properly £615 per household per year, dropping to £500 when the pump is excluded.
- total demanded
The claim is now for £616.72 and contractual costs.
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