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31 The Woodlands Beulah Hill Upper Norwood London SE19 3EQ

LON/00AH/LLC/2024/0601 · LLC · Croydon · decided 9 Dec 2025

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The tribunal found the respondent's legal costs of £8,396.00 arising from the section 146 forfeiture notice and related proceedings are not payable by the leaseholder, and made orders preventing the landlord's costs of this application being added to the service charge or sought from the leaseholder.

OutcomeNot payable
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat
Service charge years in dispute2024
Items in disputeadministration charges, legal and professional fees
Items disallowed or reducedadministration charges, legal and professional fees
Total demanded£8,396
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedcosts of £8,396 against the a party

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freeholder
Respondents : The Woodlands Beulah Hill Limited
outcome
the tribunal determines the costs of £8,369.60 are not payable by the applicant to the respondent.
items reduced
the tribunal determines the costs of £8,369.60 are not payable by the applicant to the respondent.
total demanded
The tribunal finds the legal costs sought by the respondent in the sum of £8,396.00 are not payable by the applicant
s20c
The tribunal makes an order under s.20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 2985 so that none of the respondent’s costs of or arising from this application can be added to the service charges.

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