Flat 4, 42 London Road, Croydon CR02TA
LON/00AH/LSC/2025/0649 · service charges · Croydon · decided 8 Aug 2025
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found only the insurance and lighting charges payable for 2021 to 2024, disallowed the cleaning and management fee charges, found the service charge demands invalid, made a section 20C order, and ordered the landlord to refund £200 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 | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 5 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, management fees |
| Total demanded | £4,463.09 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse the applicant's application and hearing fees £200 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
converted into 5 flats with commercial premises on the ground floor
- years
2021-2022, 2022-2023 and 2023-2024
- outcome
the Tribunal determines that the management fees are not payable for the years in question
- items reduced
the charge for cleaning of the common parts is not payable
- total demanded
There are service charge arrears at the property which the respondent claims amount to £4,463.09
- s20c
it is just and equitable in the circumstances
- costs
This amounting to £200 payable within 28 days of the receipt of decision.
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