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LON/00AH/LSC/2019/0076 · service charges · Croydon · decided 12 Sep 2019
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the demands were served at the wrong address, so the leaseholder is not liable for service charge costs incurred more than 18 months before the demands were validly served on 24 June 2019, and ordered that the landlord's costs of the proceedings cannot be added to the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | HML Group |
| Building | One flat, 7 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | 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
There is a total of 7 flats in the block.
- agent
Ms [name] of HML Group
- years
service charge years 2017 (from 1 July), 2018 and 2019
- outcome
The applicant is not liable to pay any service charge in respect of costs that were incurred (ie, an invoice was tendered) more than 18 months before 24 June 2019.
- items reduced
The applicant is not liable to pay any service charge in respect of costs that were incurred (ie, an invoice was tendered) more than 18 months before 24 June 2019.
- s20c
The application is allowed. We order that that any of the costs
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