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HAV/00HQ/LBC/2025/0615 · breach of lease · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · decided 26 Jan 2026

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The Tribunal found that the leaseholder breached the garage user covenant by using her parking space for storage behind a partition, but found no breach of the structural alterations covenant, and ordered that 50% of the landlord's costs cannot be added to the service charge.

OutcomeOther decision
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLandlord or management company
Freeholder / landlordUpper Garden Flats Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat, 16 flats
Service charge years in disputenot stated
Items in disputeutilities, administration charges
Items disallowed or reducednone stated
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderednone stated

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What the decision says

flats n
The building comprises a purpose-built block of 16 residential flats
freeholder
Applicant : Upper Garden Flats Limited
outcome
The Tribunal determines under s.168 of the 2002 Act that the Respondent has since 2011 breached para (8) of Sch.5 to the Lease of the Flat dated 1 August 1973.
s20c
The Tribunal considers it just and equitable to make an order in relation to 50% of the Applicant's costs under both provisions.

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