Flat 3, 158 Belle Vue Road, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH6 3BJ
CHI/00HN/LSC/2019/0004 · service charges · Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole · decided 23 May 2019
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal reduced the management fee by 20% and disallowed several disputed charges, ordered the landlord to refund the application and hearing fees, and made a section 20C order so the landlord's tribunal costs cannot be added to the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Elmbirch Properties PLC |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| 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's application and hearing fees (£100 and £200) |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The property is a flat, one of five,
- freeholder
Respondent: Elmbirch Properties PLC
- years
for the years 2013/14 to 2018/19 inclusive.
- outcome
The Tribunal has determined that the landlord has not demonstrated that all of the charges in question were reasonably incurred
- items reduced
orders that only £852 inclusive of VAT can be demanded for 2018/19
- s20c
the Tribunal allows the application under Section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
- costs
The Respondent is ordered to pay the sums of £100 and £200 to the Applicant in reimbursement of fees for the application and the hearing.
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