Block D, New England Street, Brighton BN1 4GS (known as Stepney Court)
CHI/00ML/LIS/2021/0051 · LIS · Brighton and Hove · decided 14 Jun 2022
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal decided that replacing fire-risk cladding at Stepney Court is a reasonable expense the leaseholders can be charged for, and it ordered that the landlord's costs of the application cannot be added to the service charge.
| Outcome | Other decision |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Sainsbury PLC |
| Management company | Firstport Property Services Limited |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 46 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021 |
| Items in dispute | major works, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
46 residential units (“the Flats”)
- freeholder
with Sainsbury PLC as the freeholder
- management company
Firstport Property Services Limited (“Firstport”) is the management company
- years
Landlord’s application for the determination of reasonableness of service charges for the year 2021.
- outcome
The Tribunal allows the Respondents’ application under Section 20c of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and Paragraph 5A of Schedule 11 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002
- s20c
Taking a rounded view, the Tribunal allows the application under Section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
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