Flat 1, 25A Duke Street, London, W1U 1DJ
LON/00BK/LSC/2021/0342 · service charges · Westminster · decided 6 Jun 2022
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found that most of the Headlease Service Charge demanded from the leaseholder was not payable, allowed only a £72 insurance premium element as reasonable, set the leaseholder's share at 33% rather than 50%, made a section 20C order, and ordered the respondent to refund the tribunal fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 2 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance, 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 applicant £300 tribunal fees |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Great Wigmore Partnership (G.P.) Limited and Great Wigmore Property Limited (1) the respondent(2)
- years
in respect of the service charge years 1 2 April 2018-31 March 2019, and each succeeding to 31 March 2021
- outcome
a fair and reasonable proportion of the service charge payable by the applicant would be 33% of the costs incurred by the respondent
- items reduced
Otherwise the sums claimed by way of Headlease Service Charge are not payable or are unreasonable.
- 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 lessees through any service charge.
- costs
the respondent shall pay the applicant £300, being the application fee of £100 and the hearing fee of £200
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