55D Penge Road,South Norwood,London,SE25 4EJ
LON/00AH/LSC/2024/0035 · service charges · Croydon · decided 28 Oct 2024
The tribunal disallowed the 2022 arrears-related and ground rent charges, reduced many 2023 and 2024 charges such as the EICR, drone survey, banister work and management fee, accepted others such as insurance, and ordered the landlord to refund the tribunal fees and made a section 20C order.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 6 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | £18,385.23 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to refund Mr [name] tribunal fees (£300.00) |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The property which is the subject of this application is a building which has been converted into six flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Limited
- years
1.2 By Mr [name] the service charges due in respect of service 2022/2023; and
- outcome
We find the cost of £300.00 claimed by the Respondent for this drone survey is unreasonable, and we substitute this with £0 which we consider is reasonable.
- items reduced
we consider a 25% reduction on the management fee is appropriate.
- total demanded
The amount claimed in respect of 2022 amounts to £18,385.23
- s20c
the Tribunal determines that it is just and equitable in the circumstances for an order to be made under section 20C of the 1985 Act
- costs
the Respondent shall pay Mr [name] £300.00 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by Mr [name].
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