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LON/00AZ/LSC/2019/0222 · service charges · Lewisham · decided 29 Nov 2019

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The tribunal found most 2018 and 2019 service charges reasonable but reduced the car park, window cleaning, lift and management charges, and made an order under section 20C so the landlord's costs of the tribunal case cannot be added to the service charge.

Outcome	Reduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)	Order made
Section 20 consultation	Consultation failure found
Who applied	Landlord or management company
Freeholder / landlord	Freshplant Limited
Management company	none named
Managing agent	Property Management Matters Limited
Building	One flat
Service charge years in dispute	2018, 2019
Items in dispute	cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities
Items disallowed or reduced	cleaning and grounds, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance
Total demanded	£4,157.55
Total found payable	not stated as one figure
Fees or costs ordered	none stated

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What the decision says

freeholder: Applicant : Freshplant Limited
agent: Mr [name] from Property Management Matters Limited (PMM)
years: in respect of the service charge years 2018 and 2019
outcome: we consider it reasonable to reduce the management fee to £220
items reduced: we consider it reasonable to reduce the management fee to £220
total demanded: The total sums sought to be recovered are £4,157.55
s20c: The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the Tribunal proceedings may be passed
s20: this should have been consulted upon

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