33 Chichester House, Coates Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5RP
CHI/18UC/LSC/2024/0120 · service charges · Exeter · decided 14 Apr 2025
The tribunal found the service charges of £6,558.40 payable by the respondent, and the county court ordered him to pay contractual legal costs of £13,214.54, fixed costs, court fees and interest.
| Outcome | Payable as demanded |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Chichester House Management Company Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Firstport Limited |
| Building | One flat, 44 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | major works |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| Total demanded | £6,558.40 |
| Total found payable | £6,558.40 |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to pay the applicant contractual costs of £13,214.54 and the court fee of £455 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
It is a leasehold flat in a block of 44 leasehold properties.
- freeholder
Chichester House Management Company
- agent
[name] of Firstport Limited (the Managing Agent)
- years
Service charges between 1 December 2017 and 30 November 2023 totalling £6,558.40
- outcome
are reasonable and payable by the Respondent.
- total demanded
Service charges between 1 December 2017 and 30 November 2023 totalling £6,558.40
- total payable
Service charges: £ 6,558.40
- costs
I find that the Claimant is entitled to recover contractual costs of £13,214.54.
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