Flat 17 Oakfield Court, 252 Pampisford Road, South Croydon, Surrey CR2 6DD
LON/00AH/LSC/2024/0682 · service charges · Croydon · decided 5 Sep 2025
The tribunal found the lift, insurance, entryphone, bin hire, management, garden and company secretarial charges reasonably incurred or payable, reduced the 2023 accountancy fee to £1,080, made no order on several items outside its jurisdiction, and made a section 20C order limiting the landlord's costs recovery by 20%.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Oakfield Court (Freehold) Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 20 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | other |
| 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
Applicant is responsible for 1/20th
- freeholder
Respondent : [name] Court (Freehold) Ltd
- years
the years of challenge being 2015/16 to 2024/25 inclusive
- outcome
the amount reasonably incurred for accountancy fees in 2023 is £1080 (not £1,500 as demanded by the Respondent)
- items reduced
the amount reasonably incurred for accountancy fees in 2023 is £1080 (not £1,500 as demanded by the Respondent)
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the 1985 Act and under para. 5A of Sch 11 to the 2002 Act, so that 20% of the Respondent’s costs are not to be regarded as relevant costs
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