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LON/00AD/LSC/2022/0001 · service charges · Bexley · decided 16 Jun 2023

The tribunal, with the landlord Peabody South East Limited debarred from defending, found that parts of the 2020-2021 service charges for two flats were unreasonable or not chargeable, including duplicated scaffolding, window renewals, extractor fans, pigeon works and an incomplete concrete treatment, and ordered a fee refund and a section 20C order.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordPeabody South East Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat
Service charge years in dispute2020
Items in disputemajor works, other, repairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reducedmajor works, other, repairs and maintenance
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedrespondent to refund all Tribunal fees paid by the applicant

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freeholder
Peabody South East Limited
years
service charges for the year 2020-2021
outcome
The Applicant does not succeed in all his challenges.
items reduced
It follows that the Applicant’s share at £366.77 is not chargeable to his service charge account.
s20c
the Tribunal makes a s20C LTA 1985 order in favour of the Applicant (if required)
costs
the Tribunal orders the Respondent to refund all Tribunal fees paid by the Applicant

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