Barnabas Apartments, 40A Holden Road, London N12 7AW
LON/00AC/LSC/2022/0184 · service charges · Barnet · decided 24 Apr 2023
The tribunal reduced several 2020 and 2021 service charge items for Barnabas Apartments, including management fees, electricity, insurance apportionment and some repairs and professional fees, and made costs protection orders in the leaseholders' favour, with the landlord ordered to reimburse their fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Cullen and Davis 1 Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 21 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, repairs and maintenance, 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 the application fee of £100.00 and the hearing fee of £200.00 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The Property is a purpose-built block of 21 flats completed in 2020.
- freeholder
Respondent : [name] 1 Limited
- years
the challenges cover the years 2020 and 2021
- outcome
Management fees – only £1,803 is payable for the Property, reduced from £5,409.
- items reduced
Electricity charges – only £1,200 is payable for the Property, reduced from £7,617.
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in favour of the Applicants that none of the costs incurred by the Respondent in connection with these proceedings can be added to the service charge.
- costs
the tribunal also orders the Respondent to reimburse to the Applicants the application fee of £100.00 and the hearing fee of £200.00.
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