Flat 3, 1B Montrell Road, London, SW2 4QD
LON/00AY/LSC/2023/0262 · service charges · Lambeth · decided 4 Apr 2024
The tribunal ordered the freeholder company to pay the leaseholder £13,284.63 towards her costs, because the company acted unreasonably in failing to provide service charge information and in conducting the proceedings.
| Outcome | Other decision |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | 1B Montrell Road Freehold Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 5 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | legal and professional fees, administration charges |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to pay the applicant £13,284.63 towards costs under rule 13(1)(b) |
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What the decision says
- flats n
in total, has 5 flats (“the Building”)
- freeholder
Respondent : 1B Montrell Road Freehold Ltd
- years
The application sought to challenge the service charges for years: 2016/17; 2017/18; 2018/19; 2019/20; 2020/21; 2021/22.
- outcome
(1) The Tribunal makes an order under Rule 13(1)(b) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 that the Respondent pays the sum of £13,284.63 to the Applicant
- s20c
The Tribunal made an order pursuant to 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in its decision dated 15 January 2024, but for the avoidance of doubt, none of the landlord’s costs of the tribunal proceedings may be passed to the lessees through any service charge.
- costs
the Respondent pays the sum of £13,284.63 to the Applicant in respect of costs incurred by her relating to the issue and determination of this application
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