48 Ringlet Road, St Mary’s Island, Chatham, Kent ME4 3ET
CHI/00LC/LSC/2021/0092 · service charges · Medway · decided 13 May 2022
figures not yet checkedThe Tribunal found it had no jurisdiction to hear the leaseholder's service charge challenge against the freeholder, because the management company is responsible for services and charges, and it made an order under section 20C preventing the landlord's costs of the proceedings being added to the service charge.
| Outcome | Dismissed or struck out |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Countryside Maritime Limited |
| Management company | Holding and Management (Solitaire) Limited |
| Managing agent | FirstPort Property Services Limited |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, management fees, major works, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, legal and professional fees, administration charges |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees, administration charges |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent: Countryside Maritime Limited
- management company
Holding and Management (Solitaire) Limited is the management company
- agent
the property is managed for it by FirstPort Property Services Limited.
- years
for the years 2015 to 2021.
- outcome
The Tribunal finds that it does not have jurisdiction to hear the application.
- s20c
The Tribunal allows the application under Section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
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The original
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