Flat 5, 56 Green End Road, Cambridge CB4 1RX
CAM/12UC/LSC/2021/0019 · service charges · Cambridge · decided 7 Oct 2021
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal held the 2018 service charge not payable under section 20B because it was not demanded in time, and found the 2019 and 2020 charges payable only when properly demanded with a valid summary of rights, while making a section 20C order and extinguishing the tenant's liability for litigation costs under paragraph 5A.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Cloughmore Homes Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 7 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, 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
- flats n
comprising in total 7 flats
- freeholder
Respondent (Landlord & Freeholder) : Cloughmore Homes Limited
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that the Service Charge for the year ending 31st December 2018 is not payable by the Applicant to the Respondent pursuant to section 20B
- items reduced
Therefore, the charge for the insurance for 2018 should only relate to the premium and not include administrative costs
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an Order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that the Respondent’s costs in connection with these proceedings should not be regarded as relevant costs
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