Flat 47 Ruby Court, 9 Warton Road, London E15 2GD
LON/00BB/LSC/2023/0228 · service charges · Newham · decided 17 Apr 2024
figures not yet checkedThe Tribunal allowed most estate service charge items in full but reduced internal cleaning, gardening, site security, electricity, staff costs and the management fee, and made an order preventing the landlord from recovering its costs of the proceedings through the service charge.
| 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, 706 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, management fees, other, utilities |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- years
The Tribunal heard evidence from Ms [name] on each of the issues for the years in question which were 2020 to date.
- outcome
We allow 50% of the sum claimed for the period in question.
- items reduced
We allow only the Estate Operation Manager's salary and on costs only for the years in question.
- s20c
We have no hesitation in exercising our discretion under s.20C and disallowing the Respondents from recovering their costs of the proceedings from the service charge.
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The original
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