501 Samuel Garside House, 2 De Pass Gardens, Barking, Essex IG11 0FQ
LON/00AB/LSC/2021/0044 · service charges · Barking and Dagenham · decided 7 Sep 2021
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found it had no jurisdiction over the disputed fuel (heating) charge, which it held was not a service charge item, and made orders protecting the leaseholder from the landlord's costs of the proceedings and ordered the landlord to refund half of his tribunal fees.
| Outcome | Other decision |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Adriatic Land 3 (GR1) Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Residential Management Group Ltd |
| Building | One flat, 79 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to refund half of the applicant's tribunal fees within 28 days |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a development of 79 flats divided into four blocks
- freeholder
Respondent : [name] 3 (GR1) Ltd
- agent
The Residential Management Group Ltd replaced Pinnacle as block manager on 1 November 2018
- years
in respect of the service charge years 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019
- outcome
The Tribunal rejects the landlord’s submission that this is a form of landlords’ outgoing within the meaning of clause 6.3
- 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 lessee through any service charge.
- costs
the Tribunal orders the Respondent to refund half of any fees paid by the Applicant within 28 days
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