49D Crystal Palace Park Road, Sydenham, London, SE26 6UR
LON/00AF/LSC/2020/0357 · service charges · Bromley · decided 23 Nov 2021
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal decided that £5,253 of legal costs charged to the leaseholder in 2020 are not payable under the lease, orders the landlord not to pass its tribunal costs through the service charge, and orders a £100 fee refund to the leaseholder.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Limahs and Remo Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Prime Property Management |
| Building | One flat, 5 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020 |
| Items in dispute | legal and professional fees |
| Items disallowed or reduced | legal and professional fees |
| Total demanded | £5,253 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant's tribunal fees £100 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
converted into five flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Limahs and Remo Limited
- agent
instructed by Prime Property Management
- years
legal costs charged to the Applicant in 2020
- outcome
The tribunal determines that the sum of £ 5,253.00 for legal costs is not payable by the Applicant.
- items reduced
The tribunal determines that the sum of £ 5,253.00 for legal costs is not payable by the Applicant.
- total demanded
legal costs of £5,253.00 incurred in 2020
- total payable
The Tribunal determines that the amount payable in respect of legal costs is nil.
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the tribunal proceedings may be passed to the lessees through any service charge.
- costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £100 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant
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