46 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LR
LON/00BJ/LSC/2021/0143 · service charges · Wandsworth · decided 21 Dec 2021
The tribunal reduced the management fee to £200 per unit for 2018 to 2020 and set £250 for 2021, capped accountancy and cleaning costs, disallowed the set-up fee and solar panel maintenance, made a section 20C order, and ordered £150 of fees to be refunded.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Bredasdorp Investment Limited |
| Management company | Boccel Management Limited |
| Managing agent | ABC Management |
| Building | A block, 25 flats · 2 decisions about this building |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Total demanded | £218,425.50 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to refund £150.00 of the applicants' application and hearing fees |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a large retail unit, (a commercial gym) and 25 residential apartments
- freeholder
The Freeholder of the premises is Bredasdorp Investment Limited, Montagu Investments (London) Limited.
- management company
The Respondent Boccel Management Limited is embedded into the lease as the management company.
- agent
The managing agent is ABC Management, a company which is affiliated to Mr [name].
- years
as to the amount of service charges payable for the service charge years 2018, 2019 and 2020, and the estimated charges for 2021.
- outcome
The Tribunal has reduced the management fee to £200.00 per unit for 2018, 2019, 2020 and has applied the higher fee of £250.00 for 2021.
- items reduced
The Tribunal has reduced the management fee to £200.00 per unit for 2018, 2019, 2020 and has applied the higher fee of £250.00 for 2021.
- total demanded
Total service charges in the sum of £218,425.50.
- s20c
the tribunal determines that it is just and equitable in the circumstances for an order to be made under section 20C of the 1985 Act
- costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant, £150.00 (one hundred- and fifty-pounds application and hearing fees)
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