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CHI/23UE/LSC/2023/0067

CHI/23UE/LSC/2023/0067 · service charges · Gloucester · decided 22 May 2024

The tribunal decided that the £4,200 budgeted for replacing the windows of Flat 11 is not payable by the leaseholders, because the external windows form part of the building's structure, which the landlord must repair or replace and which the service charge cannot recover.

OutcomeNot payable
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Not clear
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLandlord or management company
Freeholder / landlordWallbank House (Manager) Limited
Management companyWallbank House (Manager) Limited
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat
Service charge years in dispute2024
Items in disputerepairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reducedrepairs and maintenance
Total demanded£4,200
Total found payable£4,200
Fees or costs orderednone stated

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freeholder
Applicant : [name] House (Manager) Limited
years
the 2024 service charge year
outcome
The tribunal determines that the sum for window replacement in the 2024 service charge budget for the Property amounting to £4,200 is not payable by the Respondents.
items reduced
the sum for window replacement in the 2024 service charge budget for the Property amounting to £4,200 is not payable by the Respondents
total demanded
The total amount in dispute is £4,200.

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