184 Heene Road, Worthing, West Sussex, BN11 4NX
CHI/45UH/LSC/2022/0007 · service charges · Worthing · decided 7 Jul 2022
The tribunal ordered refunds of £5,024.12 plus an agreed £200.64 credit because management fees were largely not recoverable beyond about £100 per flat, the reserve fund was not properly held, and the landlord must not recover its representation costs from the leaseholder.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Heene Road Property Management Ltd. |
| Management company | Heene Road Property Management Ltd |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 4 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, management fees, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees |
| Total demanded | £39,884.74 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent cannot recover costs of representation in these proceedings from the applicant |
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What the decision says
- flats n
containing 4 self
- freeholder
Respondent : Heene Road Property Management Ltd.
- outcome
the sum of £5,024.12 should be refunded to the
- items reduced
Section 20 of the 1985 Act and the subsequent Statutory Instruments limit, in effect, the charges to £100 per leaseholder per annum.
- total demanded
service charges of £39,884.74, the sum of £5,024.12 should be refunded
- s20
the leaseholders must be consulted prior to the appointment
- costs
the Respondent cannot recover costs of representation in these proceedings from the Applicant.
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