31 Burden Close, Bradley Stoke, Bristol, BS32 8BL
CHI/00HD/LSC/2019/0079 · service charges · South Gloucestershire · decided 16 Dec 2019
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the accounts preparation fee not payable and limited the annual management fee increases to inflation, allowed the roof repair charge as reasonable, and made orders under section 20C and paragraph 5A so the landlord cannot recover its tribunal costs from the leaseholder through 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 | Merlin (Bradley Stoke) Management Company Limited |
| Management company | Merlin (Bradley Stoke) Management Company Limited |
| Managing agent | First Port Property Services Limited |
| Building | One flat, 6 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a flat within a building of 6 flats
- freeholder
[name] (Bradley Stoke) Management
- agent
The property is managed for it by First Port Property Services Limited.
- years
liability to pay service charges for the years 2016 to 2019 inclusive
- outcome
the charge for an Accounts Preparation Fee was not reasonable and is not payable.
- items reduced
the charge for an Accounts Preparation Fee was not reasonable and is not payable.
- s20c
precluding the Respondent from recovering its cost in relation to the application
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