47 Longley Road, Tooting, London, SW17 9LA
LON/00BJ/OCE/2019/0160 · OCE · Wandsworth · decided 2 Nov 2021
The tribunal found the 2019 insurance premium reasonable but capped earlier years' insurance and management fees for the building, reduced management fees for 2012 to 2020, ordered a partial refund of tribunal fees, and made a section 20C order limiting landlord costs passed 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 | Longley House Properties Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 3 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, management fees, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance, management fees |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to refund £150 of the tribunal fees to the applicants |
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What the decision says
- flats n
has been divided into three flats
- years
the service charge years 2012 to 2021
- outcome
The Tribunal caps the insurance premium payable for the years 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 at £3,375.
- items reduced
The Tribunal caps the management fees payable for 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 at £175 per flat.
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 restricting the costs which can be passed on through the service charge to a total of £750 for the three flats.
- costs
The Tribunal orders the Respondent to refund £150, namely 50% of the fees, to the Applicants within 28 days of the date of this decision.
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