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Atlantic House, 1 Ayton Drive, Portland, Dorset DT5 1DT

CHI/19UJ/LSC/2023/0165 · service charges · Dorset · decided 7 Nov 2024

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The tribunal disallowed the Megadene rental charges, an unsupported 2020/21 fire assessment invoice and the Brady legal invoices, allowed most other disputed items including caretaker wages and insurance, and made orders preventing the landlord recovering its tribunal costs through the service charge.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordFulca Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentComer Property Management Ltd
BuildingOne flat, 208 flats
Service charge years in dispute2019, 2020, 2021
Items in disputeinsurance, legal and professional fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities
Items disallowed or reducedlegal and professional fees, other
Total demanded£593,308.02
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderednone stated

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What the decision says

flats n
Atlantic House is a block comprising 208 flats
freeholder
Fulca Limited represented by [name]
agent
the service management company providing services to the freeholder is Comer Property Management Ltd
years
for the periods 2019/2020, 2020/2021, 2021/2022
outcome
the Tribunal disallows the service charge in full associated with the Megadene contract
items reduced
the Tribunal disallows the service charge in full associated with the Megadene contract
total demanded
The total sum in dispute is said to be some £593,308.02
s20c
In both cases the Tribunal makes an order preventing the passing on of the charges to the Applicants.

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