Flat 4, Amen Lodge, Warwick Lane, London EC4M 7BY
LON/00AA/LSC/2023/0378 · service charges · City of London · decided 3 Feb 2025
The tribunal held that the lease fixes the flat's service charge share at 5.41%, allowed the porterage charge but only at 50% of a 60% cleaning share, reduced the window cleaning charges, limited the challenge to years from March 2020 onwards, made a section 20C order, and ordered the landlord company to pay half the tribunal 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 | Citybrim Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 13 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse half the tribunal fees, £160 |
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- flats n
which with his property makes 13 flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Citybrim Limited
- years
it is for this reason that we have only considered service charges for the year ending March 2020 onwards
- outcome
Accordingly, we have taken the window cleaning for the years that we consider should be taken into account and have removed 5.41% of that sum
- items reduced
Accordingly, we have taken the window cleaning for the years that we consider should be taken into account
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
- costs
the Respondent shall pay to the Applicant one half of the Tribunal fees namely £160
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