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CHI/00LC/LSC/2022/0079 · service charges · Medway · decided 28 Mar 2023

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The tribunal found most of the 2017/18, 2019/20 and 2020/21 charges payable, reduced the 2019/20 managing agent's fees by 25% and the 2020/21 management charges to £1,473.53, required the 2020/21 demand to be reissued with the required summary of rights, and made a partial section 20C order protecting leaseholders from 20% of the landlord's costs.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordRG Reversions (2014) Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentOmnicroft Limited
BuildingA block
Service charge years in dispute2017, 2019, 2020
Items in disputecleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund
Items disallowed or reducedmanagement fees
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderednone stated

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What the decision says

freeholder
Respondent : [name] (2014) Limited
agent
appointment of new managers Omnicroft Limited, to replace Caxtons
years
The relevant years for which a determination is sought are 2017/2018 (after a Mediation), 2019/2020 and 2020/2021.
outcome
it is appropriate to discount the managing agent’s charges in this year by 25%
items reduced
Management Charges, £1,723.00 – only the sum of £1,473.53.
s20c
depriving the Respondent of 20% of its costs incurred in connection with these proceedings

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