210 Maple Road, Penge, SE20 7EZ
LON/00AF/LSC/2026/0243 · service charges · Bromley · decided 8 Oct 2026
The tribunal found the landlord could only charge the leaseholder 5% of building insurance as the lease provides, that loss of rent cover for the commercial premises was not recoverable, and that the landlord must refund £878.50 and the tribunal fees, with an order preventing the landlord's tribunal costs being added to the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Destefano Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse application fee £114 and hearing fee £227, a total of £341 |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent : [name] Limited
- years
the service charge years 2021 to 2026
- outcome
is an expense that should not be passed on to Mr [name]
- items reduced
is an expense that should not be passed on to Mr [name]
- s20c
the tribunal nonetheless determines that it is just and equitable in the circumstances for an order to be made under section 20C of the 1985 Act
- costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £114
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