First and Second Floor Maisonette and Waterloo House, Waterloo Street, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 2DL
CHI/00HC/LIS/2022/0004 · LIS · Brighton and Hove · decided 6 Feb 2023
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found no residential service charges were payable because the landlord did not prove valid demands, so its claim failed, while the lessee's disrepair counterclaim succeeded and he was awarded £20,000 in damages.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Chapel Mews Freeholders Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | PepperFox Ltd |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| Total demanded | £1,643.29 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Applicant : Chapel Mews Freeholders Limited
- agent
Clause 4.2 explains that the service charges must be estimated by the managing agents, therefore PepperFox Ltd.
- years
service charges said to be due on dates from 25th September 2018 to 25th September 2019
- outcome
The Residential Lease service charges claimed by the Applicant in the proceedings were not payable.
- total demanded
The total is £1643.29.
- total payable
The Tribunal has determined on the evidence presented that no service charges are payable.
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