Batworth Park House, Crossbush, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9PG
CHI/45UC/LSC/2019/0061 · service charges · Arun · decided 27 Nov 2019
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal decided the landlord was not entitled to charge tenants a notional rent for the free-of-charge warden's flat, so the 2013 to 2018 sums totalling £50,105 and the 2019 prospective charges of £9,070 must be repaid or re-credited, with a s20C order and a refund of fees.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | other |
| Total demanded | £50,105 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse application and hearing fees £300 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The property comprises twenty residential units of sheltered housing plus a flat occupied by a resident warden.
- years
The issue concerned service charge years 2013-2018 and potential charges for 2019.
- outcome
the Respondent landlord was not entitled to make a charge to the tenants under the service
- items reduced
rent allegedly payable in respect of accommodation provided free of charge
- total demanded
amounting in total to £50,105
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under s20C Landlord and
- costs
to repay to the Applicants the sum of £300
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