98 Hartfield Road, London, SW19 3TF
LON/00BA/LSC/2022/0064 · service charges · Merton · decided 13 Sep 2022
The tribunal found the management fees unreasonable and reduced them by 25%, disallowed some repair, administration and postage charges, allowed the major works costs, made a section 20C order, and ordered the landlord to reimburse the £200 application fee.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Abbeytown Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 6 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, insurance, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | £42,541.92 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse application fee £200 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
converted in the 1970s into six flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Abbeytown Limited
- years
service charges claimed by the Respondents for the years 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that the management charges for each of the years in question are unreasonable.
- items reduced
The Tribunal determines that the management charges for each of the years in question are unreasonable.
- total demanded
The applicant is seeking to recover a sum of £42,541.92 for all the years in accordance with the application.
- s20c
The Tribunal is satisfied that it is just and equitable to make an Order under Section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in the Applicants favour
- costs
The Tribunal orders the Respondent to reimburse the Applicant with the application fee of £200 .
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