First Floor Flat, 9 Honor Oak Park, Lewisham, London, SE23 1DX
LON/00AZ/LSC/2024/0061 · service charges · Lewisham · decided 17 Sep 2024
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal disallowed or reduced many of the service charges challenged for 2020 to 2024, including insurance, cleaning, fire safety and repair items, while management fees were found reasonable, the respondent was ordered to refund the £300 tribunal fees, and orders under section 20C and paragraph 5A were made.
| 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 Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Eagerestates Ltd |
| Building | One flat, 2 flats · 2 decisions about this building |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse tribunal fees £300 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a 2 storey Victorian house which has been converted into two flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Ltd
- agent
The property is managed by Eagerestates Ltd
- years
service charge years 2020 to 2024
- outcome
We do not consider that this cost was reasonably incurred and hold that it was not payable by the respondent.
- items reduced
We do not consider that this cost was reasonably incurred and hold that it was not payable by the respondent.
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the tribunal proceedings may be passed to the lessee through any service charge.
- costs
in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant
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