36A Tivoli Crescent, Brighton, BN1 5ND
· other · Brighton and Hove · decided 8 Feb 2022
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the landlord overcharged the leaseholders £9,440.04, disallowing an unjustified reserve surplus, several common parts and fire costs, a poorly managed fee, and an invalid major works demand, and made orders preventing recovery of the costs of the application through the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| 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 |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2016 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| 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' hearing and application fees £300 |
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What the decision says
- years
for the years ending March 2016 to March 2021
- outcome
The Respondent has overcharged the Applicants £9,440.04 in respect of service charges.
- items reduced
Accordingly, the sum of £8,338.50 is not payable.
- s20c
the Tribunal makes an order under both section 20C of the 1985 Act
- costs
the Tribunal orders the Respondent to pay those to the Applicants within 14 days, being the sum of £300.
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