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155 Oyster Quay, Port Solent, Portsmouth PO6 4TQ

CHI/00MR/LSC/2023/0077 · service charges · Portsmouth · decided 13 Jun 2025

The tribunal disallowed the front door replacement costs and the waking watch in full, reduced managing agent fees and most bin bag charges, allowed most other items, and partly limited recovery of the landlord's legal costs under section 20C.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordQyster Quay Management Limited
Management companyQyster Quay Management Limited
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat
Service charge years in dispute2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Items in disputelegal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reducedmajor works, management fees, other
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedthe applicants to bear the application and hearing fees of £300.00

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freeholder
Respondent : Qyster Quay Management Limited
years
namely 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024
outcome
The Tribunal disallows service charges as follows:
items reduced
In full the service charges in respect of replacement front doors to the flats and the waking watch
s20c
such that 20% of the Respondent’s legal and litigation costs of the applications may not be recovered as service charges or administration charges.
costs
The Applicants shall bear the application and hearing fees of £300.00.

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