24 Goldstone, Pimlico Court, Kells Lane, Gateshead NE9 5HW
MAN/00CH/LSC/2019/0037 · service charges · Gateshead · decided 21 Mar 2023
The tribunal found most of the 2018 service charge payable under the lease, reducing it only by a small amount for street and garage lighting, and disallowed £442.20 of administration charges.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | JH Watson Property Investment Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 12 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, utilities |
| Total demanded | £5,295.52 |
| Total found payable | £5,276.28 |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a block of 12 apartments within the Pimlico Court development
- freeholder
JH Watson Property Investment Limited
- years
The tribunal considered that the cost of maintenance of the fire alarm system
- outcome
The sum of £442.20 described as variable administration charges within the County Court Particulars of Claim is not payable under the terms of the Lease.
- items reduced
the sum of £11.92 deducted by the tribunal in relation to garage and street lighting
- total demanded
The total service charge contribution was £5,295.52.
- total payable
The service charge payable by the Respondent for the service charge year ended 31 May 2018 is £5,276.28.
- s20c
The tribunal makes no Order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and makes no Order under paragraph 5A of [name] 11 to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.
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