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Flat 6 James Court, 84 Uppingham Road, Leicester LE5 0QE

BIR/00FN/LIS/2019/0054 · LIS · Leicester · decided 16 Mar 2020

The tribunal found the leaseholder liable for £666.00 of the 2018-19 service charges, disallowing items that were unevidenced, inadequately explained or for fire safety and emergency lighting work carried out without the required consultation, and the county court ordered payment of unpaid ground rent, interest and costs of £2415.00.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Refused
Section 20 consultationConsultation failure found
Who appliedLandlord or management company
Freeholder / landlordAcies Property Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentMaximus FM Ltd
BuildingOne flat, 6 flats
Service charge years in dispute2018
Items in disputemanagement fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities
Items disallowed or reducedmanagement fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities
Total demanded£1,082.58
Total found payable£666
Fees or costs orderedthe respondent to pay costs summarily assessed at £2415.00 inclusive of court fee and vat

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flats n
The building comprising six apartments was constructed in or about
freeholder
Applicant : Acies Property Limited
agent
The agent Maximus FM Ltd of Evington Road Leicester were appointed to manage
years
for the service charge year 2018-9
outcome
The Tribunal considered the submissions and made a decision to reduce the sum claimed for the service charges
items reduced
Total 6495.15 2150 3996.00 666.00
total demanded
The sum for service charge was £1082.58.
total payable
The Respondent is liable to pay service charges of £666.00
s20c
There was no application under either s20C Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
s20
the Tribunal is satisfied the value of the fire safety work and emergency lighting taken together was such as to require consultation in accordance with s20(3)
costs
Costs summarily assessed at £2415.00 inclusive of court fee

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