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LON/00AY/LSC/2019/0051 · service charges · Lambeth · decided 21 Oct 2019

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The tribunal allowed most of the service charges for 2015/16 to 2017/18 but cut the administration fee to £250 and the 2017/18 audit fee to £8, and made an order under section 20C limiting landlord costs being added to the service charge.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companyStreatham Management Company Limited
Managing agentSavills Ltd
BuildingOne flat, 250 flats
Service charge years in dispute2015, 2016, 2017
Items in disputeadministration charges, cleaning and grounds, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities
Items disallowed or reducedadministration charges, other
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedsecond and third respondents' costs not to be passed down to the applicant through the service charge

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What the decision says

flats n
a purpose built block of 250 flats
freeholder
The freeholder of this block is Tesco Stores Limited
management company
[name] Management Company Limited and Wandle dated 10 June 2014
agent
which was Savills Ltd until February 2019
years
in respect of the service charges for the years 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18
outcome
should be limited to £250.00 which the Tribunal consider is reasonable and payable
items reduced
The reasonable and appropriate charge for this should be limited to £8.00
s20c
Accordingly the Tribunal considers it reasonable to make an order under Section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
costs
should not be passed down from the first respondent to the applicant

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