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16 & 35 Albion Terrace, Reading, Berks RG1 5BG

CAM/00MC/LSC/2020/0025 · service charges · Reading · decided 23 Dec 2020

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The tribunal fixed the applicant's share of service charges from 2014 at 1/58th of general expenditure and 1/101st of common parts expenditure, made small agreed deductions for poor major works, and allowed only half of the landlord's legal costs of the proceedings to be charged.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordAlbion Place Reading Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat, 60 flats
Service charge years in dispute2014
Items in disputeadministration charges, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, repairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reducedmajor works, repairs and maintenance
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderednone stated

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What the decision says

flats n
there were 60 units in total (see plan at [7.30])
freeholder
Respondent : Albion Place Reading Limited
years
The fair and reasonable proportion for the Applicant to pay by way of service charge from 2014 onwards, for each of his flats
outcome
there shall be an agreed deduction of £40 for the Property (i.e. £20 per flat)
items reduced
there shall be an agreed deduction of £40 for the Property (i.e. £20 per flat)
s20c
50% of the Respondent’s legal costs in connection with these proceedings shall be regarded as relevant costs to be taken into account in determining the amount of any service charge payable by the Applicant.

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