Flat 22, 72 Fairthorn Road, London, SE7 7ES
LON/00AL/LSC/2019/0445 · service charges · Greenwich · decided 15 Jun 2021
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal decided that the £5,000 building insurance excess demanded from the leaseholder was not payable because the lease does not provide for it as an administration charge, and it made a section 20C order and ordered the respondent to refund the £100 tribunal fee.
| 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 | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 222 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019 |
| Items in dispute | insurance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance |
| Total demanded | £5,000 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant £100 tribunal fees |
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What the decision says
- years
in respect of the service charge year 2019
- outcome
The tribunal determines that the sum of £5000 is not payable by the Applicant in respect of the charge for building insurance excess demanded in 2019.
- items reduced
The tribunal determines that the sum of £5000 is not payable by the Applicant in respect of the charge for building insurance excess demanded in 2019.
- total demanded
the administrative charge of £5000 demanded in 2019 relating to building insurance excess
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the tribunal proceedings may be passed to the lessees through any service charge.
- costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £100 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant
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