34 Beechcroft Close, Valley Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2EW
LON/00AY/LSC/2023/0268 · service charges · Lambeth · decided 13 Mar 2024
The tribunal limited the leaseholder's share of roof works and the managing agent's fee charges because section 20 consultation was not properly carried out, found insurance, cleaning and most repair charges reasonable, made a section 20C and paragraph 5A order, and ordered the landlord company to refund half the tribunal fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Beechcroft Close Management Limited |
| Management company | Beechcroft Close Management Limited |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 50 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, major works, management fees |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to refund 50% of the applicant's tribunal fees, £150 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
the 50 self-contained flats at the Development
- freeholder
Respondent : Beechcroft Close Management Limited
- years
The application states that service charges for the following years are challenged: 2018-2024 inclusive.
- outcome
(m) The administration charges referred to at Item 14 of the [name] are limited to £168;
- items reduced
The [name] share of the roof works referred to in Item 2 of the [name] is limited to £250;
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
- s20
The Tribunal finds that the s.20 consultation process was flawed for this reason and the [name] share of the costs in relation to these works is limited to £250.
- costs
The Tribunal makes an order as against the Respondent for a refund of 50% of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant, i.e. in the sum of £150.
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