Arlington House, All Saints Avenue, Margate, CT9 1XP
CHI/29UN/LSC/2020/0093 · service charges · Thanet · decided 10 Sep 2021
The Tribunal determined that £179,926.19 of the 2018 service charges for Arlington House is recoverable, disallowing several items including lift call-outs from Otis, out-of-hours fees, bank charges and 10% of management fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Metropolitan Property Realizations Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Trinity (Estates) Property Management Limited |
| Building | A block, 142 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2002, 2008, 2018 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | £77,023.93 |
| Total found payable | £179,926.19 |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
Within Arlington House itself there are 142 flats over 18 floors
- freeholder
Respondent : Metropolitan Property Realizations Ltd
- agent
[name], Head of Operations at Trinity (Estates) Property Management Limited
- outcome
the total service charge recoverable for 2018 is determined in the sum of £179,926.19
- items reduced
Taking everything into account the Tribunal concludes that it is right to disallow 10% of the management fees.
- total demanded
The value of the service charges in dispute was said to be £77,023.93.
- total payable
the total service charge recoverable for 2018 is determined in the sum of £179,926.19
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