45/47 Endell Street, London. WC2H 9AJ
LON/00AG/LSC/2020/0073 · service charges · Camden · decided 23 Nov 2020
The tribunal found the drainage (£250 per flat) and bank charges (£10 per flat) for 2019 and 2020 not payable, while fire safety, electricity for 2019, management at £350 per flat, out-of-hours cover and major works (reduced to £14,372.51 per flat) were payable, and the respondent must refund half the application fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Di Popolo Investments Ltd. |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Urang Property Management Ltd. |
| Building | A block, 3 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019, 2020 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, insurance, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | £14,372.51 |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicants 50% of the fees incurred for issuing the application and hearing |
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What the decision says
- flats n
comprising commercial property in the basement and ground floor and 3 residential flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Di Popolo Investments Ltd.
- agent
represented by Mr. [name] of Urang Property Management Ltd. (“Urang”), which is the current managing agent.
- years
in respect of the service charge years ending 2019 and 2020
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that the sum of £250 per flat in respect of drainage costs for each of the service charge years 2019 and 2020 is not reasonable and so is not payable by the Applicants.
- items reduced
The Tribunal determines that the sum of £250 per flat in respect of drainage costs for each of the service charge years 2019 and 2020 is not reasonable and so is not payable by the Applicants.
- s20c
is allowed but only to the extent that 50% of those costs may not be recovered.
- costs
The Respondent is ordered to re-imburse the Applicants 50% of the fees incurred by them for issuing this application and having it heard.
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