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20 Beacon Court, 25 Beacon Drive, Highcliffe BH23 5BY

HAV/00HN/LSC/2024/0515 · service charges · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · decided 12 Sep 2025

The tribunal decided that the leaseholder is liable for structural repairs to Block D only, not to the structure of the other three blocks, and ordered the landlord to refund her £320 in tribunal fees.

OutcomeOther decision
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Refused
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordBeacon Court (Highcliffe) Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentHPM Management
BuildingOne flat, 24 flats
Service charge years in dispute2024
Items in disputerepairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reducedrepairs and maintenance
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedthe respondent to reimburse the applicant £320.00 hearing and application fees

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flats n
the development known as [name] Court comprises 24 flats contained in 4 materially identical blocks each containing 6 flats
freeholder
Respondent : [name] Court (Highcliffe) Limited
agent
The letter of the 18th October 2024 from HPM Management on behalf of the Respondent
outcome
The Tribunal determines that: a. the Applicant is liable to pay service charges for repairs to the structure of Block D
items reduced
but is not liable to contribute by way of service charges to the costs of repair of the structure (as so defined) of other blocks of Flats at [name] Court.
s20c
None of the costs of these proceedings shall be treated as relevant costs for the purpose of calculating service charges payable by the Applicant under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
costs
The Respondent shall reimburse the Applicant £300.00 £320.00 for hearing and application fees paid to the Tribunal within 14 days of receipt of this Decision.

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