3 & 6 Hawkley House, 24-26 Chapel Street, Billericay, Essex CM12 9LU
CAM/22UB/LSC/2023/0040 · service charges · Basildon · decided 21 Feb 2025
The tribunal reduced several 2022/23 service charges for Flats 3 and 6, disallowed a 2020/21 expenses charge from a previous agent, found the administration charges unreasonable, and ordered the respondent to refund tribunal fees and barred its litigation costs from 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 | Assethold Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Eagerstates Limited |
| Building | A block, 8 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | £3,966.16 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the first applicants £310 and the second applicant £210 in tribunal fees |
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What the decision says
- flats n
Hawkley House is described as a semi-detached building accommodating 8 flats arranged over three floors
- freeholder
The Respondent is Assethold Limited who appears to have acquired the freehold
- agent
Eagerstates Limited was appointed as the managing agents
- years
a service charge of £511.76 for 2020/21
- outcome
The service charge is not reasonable and is disallowed in full
- items reduced
The service charge is not reasonable and is disallowed in full
- total demanded
disputing service charges in the sum of £3,966.16 for 2022/23
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and
- costs
shall pay the First Applicants £310.00 within 28 days of this Decision
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