333 and 333a, Hither Green Lane, London. SE13 6TJ
LON/00AZ/LSC/2020/0343 · service charges · Lewisham · decided 9 Jul 2021
The tribunal found the landlord's buildings insurance charges for 2018 to 2021 were not reasonably incurred and fixed lower sums payable by the two leaseholders, and ordered the landlord to repay the applicants' £300 fees.
| 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, 2 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | insurance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicants' fees of £300 within 28 days |
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What the decision says
- flats n
the property is a Victorian terraced property which is believed to have been purpose-built as two self-contained flats.
- years
the four years ending on 1 September 2018 to 1 September 2021 respectively
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that the following sums are payable by the First Applicant in respect of insurance costs
- items reduced
the Tribunal concluded that the sum charged by the Respondent was indeed excessive and so the insurance costs incurred were not reasonable
- s20c
The application for an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the Tribunal proceedings may be passed to the lessees through any service charge is refused as it is not necessary.
- costs
for the re-imbursement by the Respondent of the fees of £300 paid by the Applicants in bringing this application is granted. Payment is to be made within 28 days.
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