17 Knole Court, Knole Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN40 1LN & 2 Newdigate House, Knole Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex TN40 1LQ
CHI/21UG/LSC/2022/0127 · service charges · Rother · decided 7 Jul 2023
The tribunal reduced the 2020 and 2021 service charges by removing non-recoverable costs and legal fees conceded by the landlord, and limited management fees to 10% of expenditure, while finding the managing agent agreements were not long-term agreements requiring s.20 consultation.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Knole Road Flat Owners (Bexhill) Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Southdown Estates |
| Building | A block, 80 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | legal and professional fees, management fees, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
part of a block of 80 flats
- freeholder
Respondent : [name]
- agent
professional managing agents, Southdown Estates were appointed
- years
for the years ending 2020 and 2021
- outcome
the Respondent concedes that these sums are not payable under the service charge and have credited them
- items reduced
the Respondent concedes that these sums are not payable under the service charge and have credited them
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