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BIR/00CN/LIS/2021/0041 · LIS · Birmingham · decided 5 Sep 2022

The tribunal found the estimated service charge for 2022 reasonable apart from the £7,500 reserve fund provision for roof replacement, which it found not reasonable because the Applicant had not explained what it covered or how it was compiled.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Not applied for
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedRTM company
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companySycamore Management (Nechells) No. 1 Ltd
Managing agentnone named
BuildingA block, 13 flats · 2 decisions about this building
Service charge years in dispute2022
Items in disputeadministration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities
Items disallowed or reducedreserve fund
Total demanded£25,000
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderednone stated

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flats n
comprises a four storey purpose built and self-contained block of 13 apartments (maisonettes and flats)
freeholder
entered into by Hartley Property Trust Limited, the Applicant, and a named lessee
management company
Applicants : Sycamore Management (Nechells) No. 1 Ltd
years
the estimated costs for the year ending 30 September 2022 were £25,000.00
outcome
the Tribunal is not in a position to find that this is a reasonable estimate and so determines.
items reduced
the Tribunal is not in a position to find that this is a reasonable estimate and so determines.
total demanded
totalling £25,000.00 (‘the estimated service charge’)

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