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CAM/00KF/LIS/2024/0001 · LIS · Southend-on-Sea · decided 24 Feb 2025

The tribunal found that no sum is payable by the leaseholders for block insurance premiums for 2023 and on-account demands for 2024 because no proper demand was made under the lease, and ordered the respondents to refund the application fees.

OutcomeNot payable
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Refused
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordOne Diamond Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingA block
Service charge years in dispute2023, 2024
Items in disputeadministration charges, insurance
Items disallowed or reducedadministration charges, insurance
Total demanded£7,228.60
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedthe respondents to reimburse the applicants' tribunal fees of £330.00

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years
the service charge year ending 31 December 2023 and ii) the service charge demands made “on-account” for the service charge year ending 31 December 2024
outcome
The tribunal determines that no sum is payable by the Applicants to the second Respondent in respect of the service charges demanded for the block insurance premiums
items reduced
the insurance premium has been reasonably incurred or is reasonable in amount
s20c
Ms [name] confirmed that the Underlease does not permit the second Respondent to recover such costs from the Applicants through the service charge. Accordingly, an order under section 20C is not required
costs
the Respondents shall pay the Applicants £330.00 within 28 days of this Decision by way of reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicants

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