Boswell Court and Hitherwood Court, Charcot Road, London NW9
LON/00AC/LSC/2024/0748 · service charges · Barnet · decided 9 Apr 2025
The tribunal found that the insurance premiums for Boswell Court and Hitherwood Court were not reasonably incurred and set the reasonable rate at £2.17 per £1,000 of declared value, so leaseholders pay less than was charged; the section 20C and paragraph 5A applications are to be decided later after written submissions.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | RMB 102 Limited |
| Management company | Colindale Hospital Management Company Limited |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 157 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | insurance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance |
| Total demanded | £1,055,903 |
| Total found payable | £410,731 |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a combined total of 157 flats or apartments let on long leases
- freeholder
Respondent : RMB 102 Limited (freeholder)
- years
all service charge years from 2020-21 through to 2024-25 were included
- outcome
we therefore conclude that the total costs were not reasonably incurred
- items reduced
a total sum of £645,172 was not reasonably incurred
- total demanded
the total cost of insurance for Boswell Court and Hitherwood Court for all of the years in question was £1,055,903
- total payable
the total premiums payable would be £410,731 for the period as a whole
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