Flat 3 Craven Court, 29-31 Craven Rd London W2 3BX

LON/00BK/LSC/2020/0136 · service charges · Westminster · decided 27 Oct 2020

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The tribunal found the leaseholder's service charges for 2017-18 to 2019-20 reduced by an average 40% to a total of £10,641.37, found no administration charges were payable, made a s.20C order, and ordered the landlord to repay £400 in fees.

Outcome	Reduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)	Order made
Section 20 consultation	Not in issue
Who applied	Leaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlord	SEP Properties Ltd
Management company	Blogsphere Properties Ltd
Managing agent	none named
Building	One flat, 9 flats
Service charge years in dispute	2017, 2018, 2019
Items in dispute	administration charges, cleaning and grounds, major works, other
Items disallowed or reduced	administration charges, cleaning and grounds, other
Total demanded	not stated as one figure
Total found payable	£10,641.37
Fees or costs ordered	the respondent to repay the applicant £400 representing application and hearing fees

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What the decision says

flats n: the upper storeys comprise nine flats
freeholder: Respondent : SEP Properties Ltd
management company: through its management company Blogsphere Properties Ltd
years: the amount payable by the Applicant tenant in respect of the service charge year 2017-18 is £3,038.44, for the service charge year 2018-19, the sum of £3,364.20, and for the service charge year 2019-20, the sum of £4,238.73
outcome: an allowance of 40% reduces that figure to £3,038.44
items reduced: The Tribunal determines that the Respondent is not entitled to require the Applicant to pay any ‘administration’ charges
total payable: This gives a total for the three accounting periods of £10,641.37.
s20c: The Tribunal makes an order under s20C Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in favour of [name].
costs: The Tribunal orders the Respondent within 28 days of the date of this decision to repay to the Applicant the sum of £400 representing his application fees (£200) and hearing fee (£200).

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