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LON/00AY/LSC/2020/0017 · service charges · Lambeth · decided 9 Mar 2020

The tribunal found £176.61 payable for the additional insurance premium for 2019/20, reduced the agent's survey-related fee to £40.00 plus VAT, limited the surveyor's fee to £400.00 plus VAT, barred the landlord from recovering the costs of the proceedings through the service charge, and ordered the landlord to repay the £100.00 tribunal fee.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat, 2 flats
Service charge years in dispute2019
Items in disputeadministration charges, insurance, management fees
Items disallowed or reducedadministration charges, insurance
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payable£176.61
Fees or costs orderedthe respondent to reimburse the application fee £100.00

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years
in respect of management fees and insurance for the service charge year 2019
outcome
the agents fees of 10% are payable under the terms of the lease and are reduced in relation to the survey fee to £40.00 plus VAT
items reduced
restrict the amount payable by the applicant to their proportion of £400.00 + VAT if applicable
s20c
The tribunal makes an Order under S.20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that the landlord may not recover any of the costs of these proceedings under the service charge.
costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £100.00 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant

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