6 Shamrock Way, Hythe Marina Village, Hythe, Southampton SO45 6DY
CHI/24UJ/LSC/2023/0019 · service charges · New Forest · decided 22 Jun 2023
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found that the managing agents' fees and reserve fund contributions charged to the flat were not apportioned in accordance with the lease, and made an order that the landlord's tribunal costs cannot be added to the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Hythe Marina Village Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Rendall & Rittner Ltd |
| Building | One flat, 2 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Items in dispute | management fees, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees, reserve fund |
| 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 : Hythe Marina Village Ltd
- agent
replaced by Rendall & Rittner Ltd with effect from 14 August 2019
- years
relevant costs incurred during the 2019/20, 2020/21, 2021/22 service charge years and budgeted costs to be incurred in the 2022/23 service charge year
- outcome
The application succeeds. The Tribunal determines under s.27A of the 1985 Act that the following elements of the service charges payable by the applicants have not been determined in accordance with the Lease
- items reduced
managing agents’ fees for managing the communal areas of 6 and 7 Shamrock Way
- s20c
it is just and equitable to make an order under section 20C of the 1985 Act
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