Flat 1-10 York Mansions, Browning Street, London, SE17 1LP
LON/00BE/LSC/2021/0176 · service charges · Southwark · decided 1 Jul 2024
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found that a £1,350 part of the managing agent's annual fee was not payable, and that VAT on bank fees, postage and lease downloads was not payable, while most other challenged charges were found payable; the applicants were protected from most of the landlord's costs and the respondent must repay their tribunal fees of £300.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Browning Street Management Ltd |
| Management company | Browning Street Management Ltd |
| Managing agent | Prime Property Management |
| Building | A block, 10 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2016, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, 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 reimburse the applicants' tribunal fees of £300 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The Applicants are the lessees of two of the 10 flats at the subject property.
- freeholder
Respondent : [name] Street Management Ltd
- agent
their managing agents are currently Prime Property Management.
- years
The half-yearly service charges for 25/03/18 (£420), 25/09/18
- items reduced
(b) VAT on quarterly bank fees (28B, 28G, 28L, 28Q), postage stamps (28F, 28K, 28P) and lease downloads (28H, 28T, 28V, 28W, 28X).
- s20c
The Tribunal orders under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that the Applicants should pay no more than 80% of their share of the Respondent’s costs of these proceedings through the service charge.
- costs
The Respondent shall reimburse the Applicants their Tribunal fees of £300.
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