Chamberlayne Avenue, Wembley, London, HA9 8SR
LON/00AE/LSC/2023/0269 · service charges · Brent · decided 1 Jul 2024
The Tribunal found the challenged estate, decoration, fence, careline, consultation fee, reserve fund and accountancy charges payable and reasonable, with the disputed extent of the estate covering a small yellow-shaded area, and made a section 20C order and ordered a £150 fee refund to the leaseholders.
| Outcome | Payable as demanded |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | FirstPort Property Service Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | FirstPort Property Service Limited |
| Building | A block, 98 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2004, 2005, 2016, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| 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 | the respondent to refund 50% of tribunal fees, £150 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
There are 98 leasehold flats and 104 freehold houses.
- agent
The Respondent does not own any part of the Development. It is rather a private company that provides the services on the Development.
- outcome
The Tribunal is satisfied that the service charges which have been challenged by the Applicants are payable pursuant to the terms of their leases and are reasonable.
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the Respondent’s costs of the tribunal proceedings may be passed to these Applicants through any service charge.
- costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £150 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of 50% of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicants.
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