44 Alison Way, Winchester, Hampshire SO22 5BT
CHI/24UP/LSC/2018/0067 · service charges · Winchester · decided 17 Dec 2018
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal held that the estate charge passed on under the grounds maintenance clause was not recoverable, so the applicant's service charge was reduced to the block cost less the administration fee, the landlord must refund £300 of fees, and its costs cannot be recovered 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 | A block |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse the applicant's application and hearing fee of £300 within 28 days |
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What the decision says
- years
The remaining issues between the parties are now only in relation to the year end 2019
- outcome
the tribunal determines that the Applicant’s service charge for the year in question is £44.98 per annum or £3.75 per month
- items reduced
the Respondent has conceded that this sum is not payable
- s20c
hereby makes an order preventing cost recovery through the service charge
- costs
reimbursement of the total for the application and hearing fee of £300 within 28 days
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