9 Sutcliffe House, London Road, Bath BA1 6AJ

CHI/00HA/LSC/2023/0020 · service charges · Bath and North East Somerset · decided 31 Jul 2023

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The tribunal found the leaseholder need pay nothing towards the internal repairs and damp works of 2021/22 because he has no right to use those interior common parts, leaving £3,369.07 payable, and the section 20 notice was found deficient, though dispensation was granted.

Outcome	Reduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)	Order made
Section 20 consultation	Consultation failure found
Who applied	Leaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlord	Sutcliffe House (London Road, Bath) Management Company Limited
Management company	Sutcliffe House (London Road, Bath) Management Company Limited
Managing agent	HML PM Ltd
Building	One flat, 10 flats
Service charge years in dispute	2021, 2022
Items in dispute	cleaning and grounds, repairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reduced	repairs and maintenance
Total demanded	£13,934.51
Total found payable	£3,369.07
Fees or costs ordered	respondent to refund the applicant's application fee and meet the applicant's reasonable legal costs of obtaining advice

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What the decision says

flats n: The Tribunal had to assume that the leases of all twelve units within [name] House were in the same form
freeholder: is the freehold owner, and current lessor, of all units in [name] House
management company: The Respondent is a management company vested in all the leaseholders for the time being in [name] House
agent: undertaken by HML PM Ltd
years: A determination is sought for the accounting year 2021/22 and for the year that was current when the Application was made, 2022/23.
outcome: is zero (0%) and not £10,565,44
items reduced: is zero (0%) and not £10,565,44
total demanded: service charges amounting to £13,934.51
total payable: the amount payable by the Applicant for the calendar year 2021/22 is the sum of £3,369.07
s20c: The Tribunal therefore makes an order under section 20C of the 1985 Act that any costs incurred by the Respondent
s20: The Tribunal therefore determines that the notice under section 20 of the Act dated 13 February 2019 was deficient
costs: The Respondent shall refund to the Applicant the fee paid in respect of his Application.

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