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LON/00BG/LSC/2022/0160 · service charges · Tower Hamlets · decided 30 Aug 2022
The tribunal reduced the horticultural charge for 2020/21 by 50%, from £168.18 to £84.09, because the grounds work was found to be of poor standard, and made orders that the landlord's costs of the proceedings cannot be added to the service charge or charged as administration charges.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| 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 | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds |
| Total demanded | £168.18 |
| Total found payable | £84.09 |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- years
the service charge year 2020/21 is £84.09 (reduced from £168.18)
- outcome
The amount payable by the Applicant towards horticultural expenses for the service charge year 2020/21 is £84.09 (reduced from £168.18).
- items reduced
we consider that it would be appropriate to reduce the charges by 50%
- total demanded
the horticultural expenses in the sum of £168.18 charged for the 2020/21 year
- total payable
is £84.09 (reduced from £168.18)
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that none of the costs incurred by the Respondent in connection with these proceedings can be added to the Applicant’s service charge.
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