Flat 3, Aliston House, 58 Salterton Road, EX8 2EQ
CHI/18UB/LSC/2021/0018 · service charges · East Devon · decided 27 Jul 2021
figures not yet checkedThe 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.
| 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 | Aliston House Management Company |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 11 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, management fees, other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, management fees, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | £5,437.81 |
| Fees or costs ordered | First 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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