5 Kaleidoscope Apartments, 265 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8JG
LON/00BE/LSC/2022/0384 · service charges · Southwark · decided 20 Feb 2024
The tribunal found most of the challenged charges unreasonable and not payable because the landlord gave no explanation and did not consult as required, limited the 2022 management fee to £900 and cleaning to £1,000, ordered the landlord to refund £300 in fees, and barred recovery of its tribunal costs through the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Eagerstates Ltd |
| Building | One flat, 9 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2022 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse tribunal fees £300 |
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- flats n
The Applicants are the lessees of the 9 flats at the subject property
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Ltd
- agent
are Eagerstates Ltd.
- years
2022 Service charges:
- outcome
The total management fee for 2022 is limited to £900
- items reduced
The Tribunal has no choice but to decide that the charges are not reasonable and so not payable.
- s20c
Further, the Tribunal grants orders under section 20C of the
- s20
no consultation was conducted prior to the expense in
- costs
The Respondent shall reimburse the Applicants their Tribunal
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