Flat 1A, Hambly Mansions, 412-416 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 6EU
LON/00AY/LSC/2021/0293 · service charges · Lambeth · decided 28 Jun 2022
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the respondent's 13.5% service charge rate wrong, set the leaseholder's contractual rate at 5.233%, disallowed various items as not recoverable or unreasonable, made a section 20C order, and ordered the respondent to repay the £300 application fee.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Softform Trading Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | HML Group |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| 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 fees of £300 |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent : Softform Trading Limited
- agent
The managing agent appointed by the Respondent is the HML Group.
- years
for the years 2015 to 2022 inclusive
- outcome
various service charge items of expenditure for each year was either not calculated at the correct contractual rate of 5.233%, was not recoverable service charge expenditure within the meaning of clause 3(iv) of the lease and/or was not reasonable.
- items reduced
various service charge items of expenditure for each year was either not calculated at the correct contractual rate of 5.233%, was not recoverable service charge expenditure within the meaning of clause 3(iv) of the lease and/or was not reasonable.
- s20c
the Tribunal does make an order under section 20C of the Act preventing the Respondent from claiming any such costs as service charges.
- costs
the Tribunal ordered the Respondent to reimburse the Applicant the fees of £300 she has paid to have the application issued and heard.
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