8 Kirby House, 82 Lower Addiscombe Road, Croydon, CR0 6AB
LON/00AH/LSC/2023/0130 · service charges · Croydon · decided 9 Oct 2023
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found that the landlord should have consulted before installing a new lift, so the leaseholder pays only £250 of the lift cost, and the landlord cannot recover its tribunal costs through the service charge and must refund the leaseholder's tribunal fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 16 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019 |
| Items in dispute | major works |
| Items disallowed or reduced | major works |
| Total demanded | £6,172.82 |
| Total found payable | £250 |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant's tribunal fees of £300 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
containing 16 flats
- years
service charge years 2019/2020 in relation to the installation of a new lift
- outcome
the tribunal determines that the amount payable in respect of the installation of a new lift in 2020 is £250.
- items reduced
The consequence of the Respondent’s failure to properly consult results in the Applicant being responsible for only £250 towards the installation of a new lift.
- total demanded
New lift installed in March 2020 - amount claimed £6,172.82
- total payable
the tribunal determines that the amount payable in respect of the installation of a new lift in 2020 is £250.
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the tribunal proceedings may be passed to the lessees through any service charge
- s20
the tribunal find that a further consultation for the major works for the installation of a new lift should have been carried out.
- costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £300.00 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant
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