78 Marine Court, Centurian Way, Purfleet on Thames RM19 1ZX
CAM/00KG/LIS/2021/0018 · LIS · Thurrock · decided 11 Nov 2021
The tribunal found the leaseholder not liable for door entry and lift charges for the internal communal areas of the building she cannot access, ordered the caretaking costs for those internal areas stripped out, and found the £232.21 annual management fee reasonable and payable.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Thurrock Borough Council |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 42 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, management fees, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | each party bears its own costs |
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What the decision says
- flats n
which for the purposes of apportionment of costs comprises 42 flats
- years
challenges the service charges for the accounting years period 1 June 2018 - 31 March 2019, 1 April 2019 - 31 March 2020, and 1 April 2020 - 31 March 2021
- outcome
The tribunal determines that these sums are unreasonably high in that the caretaking costs of the common areas of the Applicant’s building (43-62 Marine Court) should be ‘stripped out’.
- items reduced
The tribunal determines that the Applicant is not liable to pay such charges.
- costs
Accordingly, both parties bear their own costs.
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