32 Clarendon Court, Stitchill Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 1QA
HAV/00HH/LSC/2025/0667 · service charges · Torbay · decided 30 Mar 2026
The Tribunal reduced the buildings insurance charges for 2021 to 2023 and the directors' and officers' insurance charged from 2025, while the other service charges including reserve fund contributions remained payable, the respondent must repay the application fees, and the respondent cannot recover its legal costs of the case.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Clarendon Court (Torquay) Management Limited |
| Management company | Clarendon Court (Torquay) Management Limited |
| Managing agent | FirstPort Group Limited |
| Building | One flat, 36 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance |
| Total demanded | £3,904.72 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant's application and hearing fees of £317.00 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
There are 36 flats in the Estate.
- freeholder
Respondent : [name] Court (Torquay) Management
- agent
now FirstPort Group Limited following the acquisition of Blenheim by Firstport
- years
for the years ending 24th March 2017 to 24th March 2023 and the years ending 24th March 2024, 24th March 2025 and 24th March 2026
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that the other service charges in dispute remain payable in the sums demanded.
- items reduced
the service charges payable for the cost of buildings insurance payable by the Applicant are £229.17
- total demanded
£3,904.72
- s20c
it is just and equitable to disallow recovery of legal and litigation costs pursuant to both section 20C and paragraph 5A
- costs
The Respondent shall pay to the Applicant the application and hearing fees of £317.00 by 10th April 2026.
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