20 & 20A, Hawthorn Avenue, Thornton Heath, Surrey, CR7 8BU
LON/00AH/LSC/2021/0073 · service charges · Croydon · decided 8 Jul 2022
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the insurance, accountancy, fire alarm testing and surveyor's fees payable, but reduced the external decoration charge and the management fee, disallowed window cleaning, electrical and drain charges, and made a section 20C order in favour of the leaseholders.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| 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
Both are two bedroomed flats.
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Limited
- years
The service charges which fell to be considered substantively were those from 2018 to 2021. As it turned out, the effective disputes were confined to 2018 to 2020.
- outcome
A reasonable cost for work of this quality would be no more than £,1000 excluding VAT.
- items reduced
A fee of £250 per unit would be reasonable.
- s20c
(1) under section 20C of the 1985 Act that the costs incurred by the Respondent in proceedings before the Tribunal are not to be taken into account in determining the amount of any service charge payable by the Applicants
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