Apartments 53, 58, 60, 65, 94 and 117 Alexandra House, 47 Rutland Street, Leicester LE1 1SQ
BIR/00FN/LIS/2018/0071 · LIS · Leicester · decided 24 Apr 2020
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal set the service charges payable for 2013 to 2017, disallowed the 2013 premises insurance above the agreed 2014 figure, limited management fees and disallowed the fire risk assessment head, and made a section 20C order capping the landlord's litigation costs recoverable through the service charge at £18,750 inclusive of VAT.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | E&J Ground Rents No.3 LLP |
| Management company | AH Management Company Limited |
| Managing agent | Peach Property Management Limited |
| Building | A block, 179 flats · 3 decisions about this building |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
[name] House is a residential development comprising 179 residential apartments
- freeholder
In 2011 Saxon sold the freehold of the Property to E&J Ground Rents No.3 LLP (“the Landlord”).
- management company
All other management and service charge functions are discharged under the Lease by AH Management Company Limited (“the Management Company”).
- agent
the Management Company employed Peach Property Management Limited (“Peach”) as its managing agents.
- years
The application sought a determination in relation to service charge years 2013 to 2018.
- outcome
We find that the sum of £100 plus VAT per apartment (total £21480) is reasonable.
- items reduced
The Tribunal disagrees that Mr [name] “is more than adequately placed to conduct the FRA” and disallows this head of claim by Peach in its entirety.
- s20c
We therefore find that it is just and equitable to make a section 20C Order limiting costs recoverable through the service charge to £18750 (being 75% of £25000).
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