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Flat 36, Matilda Apartments, 4 Earnshaw Street, London WC2H 8AJ: Case reference

LON/00AG/LAC/2022/0004 · administration charges · Camden · decided 24 Feb 2023

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The tribunal found the administration charges payable for 2014/15 to 2020/21 but reduced the rate for 2019/20 and 2020/21 from 15% to 5%, and ordered the respondent to refund the applicant's £300 fees.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Not clear
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat
Service charge years in dispute2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Items in disputeadministration charges, insurance, management fees
Items disallowed or reducedadministration charges, insurance
Total demanded£288.01
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedthe respondent to refund the applicant the application fee of £300

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What the decision says

freeholder
The freehold of Matilda Apartments is owned by Central Saint Giles Partnership Limited.
years
reasonable for the years 2014/15 to 2020/21 inclusive.
outcome
the Tribunal found the increased rate of 15% for 2019/20 and 2020/21 to be unreasonable.
items reduced
The rate for these years is, therefore, limited to 5% as for the preceding years
costs
the Respondent refund the Applicant the fees of £300 she has paid to issue the application and have it heard.

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