Apartments 2, 4 and 5, 14 Park Crescent and Apartment 1, 8 Park Crescent Mews East, London W1W 5AE
LON/00BK/LSC/2024/0229 · service charges · Westminster · decided 24 Apr 2025
The tribunal reduced the managing agent's fee to £10,000 plus VAT a year, disallowed the 2022 electricity costs of £70,035.12 under section 20B, cut electricity costs by 7.5 per cent, disallowed gas and heating costs entirely, and limited major works recovery to £250 per flat because consultation requirements were not met.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Park Crescent Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | My Home Surveyor (London) Limited |
| Building | A block, 6 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees, other, utilities |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicants fees of £330 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The residents of the nine flats in the block are entitled to access to it
- agent
[name] FRICS FIRPM of My Home Surveyor (London) Limited, who are the current managers of the block
- years
In issue before us are the final service charge accounts for 2021, 2022 and 2023 and the budgeted figures for 2024.
- outcome
In our judgment Bruton's fee stands to be reduced to £10,000 plus VAT per annum (suitably pro rata'd in 2023).
- items reduced
A reduction of 20 per cent in the cost of electricity should be allowed.
- s20
we declare that, unless and until dispensation is given under section 20ZA of the 1985 Act, the costs recoverable against a flat-owner in respect of major works which are subject to the consultation requirements of section 20 of that Act, are limited to £250 per flat.
- costs
The landlord shall reimburse the tenants £330 in respect of the fees paid to the Tribunal.
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