Basement Flat 42 Kensington Gardens Square London, W2 4QB
LON/00BK/LSC/2019/0124 · service charges · Westminster · decided 17 Apr 2020
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the reserve fund, gardening fees and secretarial fees not recoverable under the lease, but upheld the legal fees and managing agents' fees, and the amount owed was stated as £13,455.76.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 5 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2011, 2018 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, other, reserve fund |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | £13,455.76 |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to pay applicant £8817 costs exclusive of VAT |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
The Applicant landlord is 42 [name] Gardens Square Ltd, a company owned
- years
between the years 2011 to 2018 the management fees were £25,446
- outcome
we consider that the Applicant has succeeded in its case save for the two areas that we set out above
- items reduced
We agree therefore that the sum of £3984.94 is not payable under section 27
- total payable
the amount owed by Mr [name] is now £13,455.76
- s20c
we do not consider that it would be just to make an order for the reimbursement of Mr [name]
- costs
a reasonable sum would be £8817 exclusive of VAT
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The original
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