33 Portland Place, Greenhithe, Kent, DA9 9FE
CHI/29UD/LSC/2020/0043 · service charges · Dartford · decided 17 Aug 2020
figures not yet checkedThe leaseholder was ordered to pay the outstanding service charge of £821.20 and two administration charges of £60 each, but the £75 ground rent administration charge was not payable, and contractual legal costs of £2,513.20 were also awarded.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| 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 | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to pay the applicant £2,513.20 in legal costs under the lease |
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What the decision says
- years
The dispute related to the interim service charge of £973.42 for the period 1 May 2019 to 31 October 2019.
- outcome
The Court, therefore, decided that the Defendant was not liable to pay the charge of £75.
- items reduced
The Claimant was unable to substantiate the £75 ground rent administration charge.
- costs
The Court assessed the amount of costs payable by the Defendant to the Claimant as £2,513.20.
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