20-26 Elmwood Road, Croydon, Surrey CRO 2SG
LON/00AH/LSC/2024/0054 · service charges · Croydon · decided 28 Mar 2025
The tribunal reduced the cost of the major works from £76,010 plus VAT to £48,000 plus VAT and cut the management and supervision fee to 10%, and it rejected the leaseholder's consultation complaint.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Southern Land Securities Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 4 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2022 |
| Items in dispute | major works, management fees |
| Items disallowed or reduced | major works, management fees |
| Total demanded | £76,010 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent : Southern Land Securities Ltd
- years
carried out in the 2022-23 service charge year
- outcome
The reasonable cost of the works themselves is £48,000, being
- items reduced
The reasonable fee for all of the administration, management and supervision of the project (excluding the principle designer) is £4,800,
- total demanded
not the £76,010 + VAT claimed by the respondent
- s20c
The tribunal makes orders under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
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