Flat 4, 37 Reddown Road, Coulsdon, CR5 1AN
LON/00AH/LSC/2024/0361 · service charges · Croydon · decided 13 Jun 2025
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found that no service charges or administration charges are payable by the leaseholder, because the demands were invalid and no section 20 consultation was carried out for the roof works, and it made orders limiting landlord costs and requiring repayment of the application fee.
| Outcome | Payable as demanded |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | PB Construction Ltd |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Total demanded | £37,222.40 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondents to repay the applicant's application and hearing fee within 28 days, jointly and severally |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Silver Post (BVI) Ltd were not entitled to serve further service charge demands arising after that date.
- agent
PB Construction Ltd acted as managing agent for Silver Post (BVI) Ltd, being described as such, on service charge demands.
- years
Accounts between 19.6.20 to 31.12.20
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that the amount of service charges payable by the applicant is nil.
- items reduced
For all the above reasons the Tribunal finds that no service charges are payable by the applicant.
- total demanded
On or about 14 November 2024 the sums demanded by the landlord increased to £37,222.40, all of which were disputed by the applicant.
- total payable
The Tribunal determines that the amount of service charges payable by the applicant is nil.
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that the respondents may not recover any costs in connection with this application and hearing through the service charge.
- s20
The Tribunal also finds that no section 20 consultation was ever carried out in relation to the roof.
- costs
The Tribunal orders that the respondents shall repay to the applicant his application and hearing fee within 28 days such liability to be joint and several.
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