Flat 2, 11 Eldon Place, Westbourne, Dorset BH4 9AZ
CHI/00HN/LSC/2020/0130 · service charges · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · decided 12 Jul 2021
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found that no service charges for 2018, 2019 and 2020 were payable by the leaseholder, because the landlord did not validly demand them under the lease and did not provide proper accounts, and it made an order that the landlord's costs cannot be added to the 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 | 11 Eldon Place Freehold Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 3 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse applicant the application fee (amount not stated) |
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What the decision says
- flats n
converted into three flats
- freeholder
The current freehold owner and landlord is presumed to be 11 Eldon Place Freehold Limited.
- years
Mr [name] is liable to pay nil service charges for the years 2018, 2019
- outcome
Mr [name] is liable to pay nil service charges for the years 2018, 2019
- items reduced
no service charges are lawfully due because they have not been validly demanded
- total payable
Mr [name] is liable to pay nil service charges for the years 2018, 2019
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under s20C.
- costs
Mrs [name] should reimburse Mr [name] the cost of the fee for the application within 28 days.
The passages each figure was read from, verbatim. People's names are replaced with [name].
The original
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