3 The Carriage House, Killiow Park, Kea, Truro, Cornwall TR3 6AG
CHI/00HE/LSC/2022/0003 · service charges · Cornwall · decided 31 Aug 2022
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found no qualifying long-term agreement for gardening, found the reserve fund was never set up in breach of the lease, declined to decide the administration charge application, made a section 20C order, and barred the landlord from charging its legal costs of this application.
| Outcome | Other decision |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | The Killiow Coach House Management Company Limited |
| Managing agent | Belmont Property Management |
| Building | One flat, 6 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, major works, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | reserve fund |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent is not to charge legal costs incurred in relation to this application (paragraph 5A order) |
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What the decision says
- management company
Respondent : The Killiow Coach House Management Company Limited
- agent
Representative : Belmont Property Management (Mr [name])
- years
In 2018 the Respondent engaged Belmont Property Management (Belmont) to manage The Carriage House
- outcome
Its decision is therefore restricted to dealing with the Applicants specific queries about the service charges demanded between 2018 and 2022.
- items reduced
The Tribunal has concluded that the Respondent, in breach of its obligations under the lease, has not set up a reserve fund.
- s20c
The Tribunal has therefore decided to make an order under section 20C of the Act that none of the costs incurred by the Respondent in relation to this application are to be regarded as relevant costs
- costs
the Tribunal makes an order under paragraph 5A preventing the Respondent charging any legal costs in has incurred in relation to this application to the Tribunal.
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