Flat 11, White Cross Apartments, 269-271 High Street, London, E15 2TF
LON/00BB/LSC/2019/0007 · service charges · Newham · decided 10 Jan 2020
The landlord's service charge claim was dismissed as neither payable nor reasonable, insurance and management fees were capped, a section 20C order was made, and the county court awarded £5,000 damages for the defective lift.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Whitecross JS Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2013 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, management fees, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance, management fees |
| Total demanded | £2,806.26 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the applicant to pay the respondent £20,000 for legal costs and £81.81 for disbursements |
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What the decision says
- flats n
consists of a development of eleven flats situated over seven floors
- freeholder
Applicant/Claimant : Whitecross JS Limited
- agent
The fourth company which features in this case is Sampson Estates Ltd
- years
The management fees are capped at £200 per annum for each tenant for the service charge years 2013/4
- outcome
The service charges claimed by the Applicant/Claimant are neither payable nor reasonable.
- items reduced
The sums claimed in respect of insurance are capped at £410 for each tenant
- total demanded
arrears of service charges of £2,806.26
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
- costs
The Claimant shall pay to the [name] costs of £20,000 for legal
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