Canterbury House, Broomfield Avenue, Worthing, West Sussex BN14 7PL
CHI/45UH/LSC/2022/0077 · service charges · Worthing · decided 1 Sep 2023
The tribunal reduced the service charges for 2019, 2020 and 2021 for Canterbury House, disallowed several items and limited administration charges for two flats, made a section 20C order, and ordered the respondent to pay costs of £11,090.40 and tribunal fees of £400.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Limited |
| Management company | Eagerstates Limited |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 9 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to pay the applicants £11,090.40 under rule 13(1)(b) and reimburse the applicants' tribunal fees of £400 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
nine residential flats at ground, first and second floor levels
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Limited
- management company
The Respondent is the freeholder, managing the property through its sister company, Eagerstates Limited.
- agent
managing the property through its sister company, Eagerstates Limited
- outcome
The service charge payable for year ending December 2019 is £ 17,401.28 in place of the amount demanded of £22,633.24;
- items reduced
The Tribunal determines that [name] of Flat 4 are liable to pay administration charges of £150 plus VAT of £30 instead of £2,700 claimed.
- s20c
The Tribunal determines that it is just and equitable to make an order under section 20C of the 1985 preventing the landlord from recovering the costs of the proceedings through the service charge.
- costs
The Tribunal orders the Respondent pay the Applicants the sum of £11,090.40 in unreasonable costs within 28 days from date of this decision pursuant to rule 13(1)(b)
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