169 Burford, Telford TF3 1LW
BIR/00GF/LIS/2018/0069 · LIS · Telford and Wrekin · decided 21 Jun 2019
The tribunal found £850 of the £1,105 service charge demanded for each flat payable, with reductions to management fees, repairs, electricity and the TV aerial charge, and found the £75 administration charge payable, while the county court ordered the respondents to pay £1,875 in total costs.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| 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 | York Montague Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | KDG Property Limited |
| Building | One flat, 6 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Total demanded | £1,105 |
| Total found payable | £850 |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondents to pay £1,875.00 in total, inclusive of VAT, counsel's fees and court fees (£937.50 each) |
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What the decision says
- flats n
in a block comprising six properties - 164, 165, 166, 167, 168 and 169 Burford
- freeholder
The Applicant is the freehold owner of both 168 Burford, [name], TF3 1LW and 169 Burford, [name], TF3 1LW
- agent
KDG Property Limited (‘KDG’) are the managing agents of the Properties
- years
for the period 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2019
- outcome
(i) Service charges: £850.00; and
- items reduced
The Tribunal considered that the sum requested for the management fee to be excessive.
- total demanded
with the remaining sum of £1,105.00 being the service charge they had demanded from each of the Respondents on 20th April 2018
- total payable
(i) Service charges: £850.00; and
- costs
the Court finds the sum of £1,875.00, inclusive of VAT, counsel’s fees and court fees is payable by the Respondents in respect of costs
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