Flat 10 Hereford Court, 61 The Drive, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 3PF (“the premises”)
HAV/00ML/LSC/2025/0656 · service charges · Brighton and Hove · decided 1 Apr 2026
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the two interim service charge invoices for fire door and automatic ventilation works not payable, because the works had not been carried out and a right to manage company had taken over, and made an order under section 20C limiting the landlord's litigation costs being added to the service charge.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Maxiwood Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Harper Stone Freehold Management |
| Building | One flat, 24 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2024 |
| Items in dispute | other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a purpose-built block of 24 flats constructed in the late 1960s
- freeholder
Respondent : Maxiwood Limited
- agent
Harper Stone Freehold Management (“HS”) on behalf of the Respondent
- years
for the year 2024 relating to the premises
- outcome
The £5578.85 claimed in an invoice from the Respondent’s agent dated 25 12 2024 is not payable
- items reduced
The £1000.00 claimed in an invoice from the Respondent’s agent dated 25 12 2024 is not payable
- s20c
None of the management or legal costs of these Tribunal proceedings shall be relevant costs for the purpose of calculating service charges payable by the Applicant
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