31 Riverside Road, Tweedmouth, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 2HQ
MAN/00EM/LSC/2020/0032 · service charges · Northumberland · decided 15 Dec 2023
The tribunal reduced by 15% a service charge of £11,786.40 for concrete floor and damp-proofing works to a neighbouring maisonette, because the landlord could not prove all the costs were reasonably incurred, and made no costs orders.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| 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, 4 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | not stated |
| Items in dispute | repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | £11,786.40 |
| Total found payable | £10,018.44 |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a purpose built block of four divided vertically into 2 pairs
- years
The service charge was invoiced to the Applicant on 16 February 2021
- outcome
The service charge of £11,786.40 invoiced to the Applicant by the Respondent on 16 February 2021 relating to works to 29 Riverside Road is reduced by 15% to £10,018.44.
- items reduced
The tribunal makes a 15% deduction from the total cost for the works invoiced to the Respondent by Dixons
- total demanded
The service charge of £11,786.40 invoiced to the Applicant by the Respondent on 16 February 2021
- total payable
there should be a reduction of 15%, giving rise to a service charge payable of £10,018.44.
- s20c
The tribunal makes no Order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
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