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CHI/18UB/LSC/2021/0018 · service charges · East Devon · decided 27 Jul 2021

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The tribunal found that no service charges are currently payable for 2019/20 because no valid demand was issued, disallowed most management and incidental costs and some garden and IT charges, and made an order that the landlord cannot recover its costs of the proceedings from the leaseholders.

OutcomeNot payable
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companyAliston House Management Company
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat, 11 flats
Service charge years in dispute2019
Items in disputeadministration charges, cleaning and grounds, management fees, other
Items disallowed or reducedadministration charges, cleaning and grounds, management fees, other
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payable£5,437.81
Fees or costs orderedFirst respondent to reimburse application fees £300

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What the decision says

flats n
Mr [name] explained that only 4 of the 11 flats had been sold on long leases.
years
service charges for the year 2019/2020
outcome
We determine that currently no monies are due and owing by the Applicants to the Respondents as no valid demand has been issued.
items reduced
We find none of the costs of management or incidental management are payable or reasonable.
total payable
We find that the reasonable service charges for the year ending 3rd August 2020 amount to £5437.81
s20c
We make the orders requested that the Respondent may not recover
costs
We order the First respondent to reimburse the Applicant the Tribunal

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