21 Crawford Buildings, Homer Street, London W1H 4NZ
LON/00BK/LSC/2023/0151 · service charges · Westminster · decided 26 Jan 2024
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the service charges payable with a reduction to the cleaning costs for 2018 to 2024 because the cleaning standard and the London Living Wage cost increase were not reasonable, while the bedspace apportionment, repairs, supervision and management, and insurance challenges were rejected and no section 20C order was made.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 47 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds |
| 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
late Victorian block of 47 flats
- years
2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 and estimated service charges for the following years: 2022-2023 2023-2024
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that the actual service charges for the years and the estimated service charges for the years are payable by the Applicant to the Respondent with the following adjustment to the amount charged in respect of cleaning costs
- items reduced
with the following adjustment to the amount charged in respect of cleaning costs
- s20c
we have decided not to make any order in his favour under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
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