Flat 60 The Gate House, 354 Sea Front, Hayling Island, Hampshire PO11 0AT

CHI/24UH/LSC/2020/0055 · service charges · Havant · decided 4 Jan 2021

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The tribunal found the leaseholder liable for reduced service charges for 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 after finding the landlord had not consulted as required, disallowed the communal lounge charge, and made orders protecting her from the landlord's costs and requiring a fee refund.

Outcome	Reduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)	Order made
Section 20 consultation	Consultation failure found
Who applied	Leaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlord	ASP Independent Living Limited
Management company	none named
Managing agent	none named
Building	One flat, 23 flats
Service charge years in dispute	2019, 2020
Items in dispute	administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities
Items disallowed or reduced	cleaning and grounds, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities
Total demanded	not stated as one figure
Total found payable	not stated as one figure
Fees or costs ordered	respondent to reimburse application or hearing fee paid to HMCTS (amount not stated)

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What the decision says

flats n: a block of 23 Flats known as The Gate House
freeholder: Respondent : ASP Independent Living Limited
years: determine the liability to pay and the reasonableness of specific service charges demanded by the freeholder in 2019 on account for the service charge years 2019/2020 and a year later for 2020/2021
outcome: The Tribunal determines that the Applicant is not liable to pay anything towards the provision of the communal lounge in 2019/2020.
items reduced: The Tribunal determines that the Applicant is not liable to pay anything towards the provision of the communal lounge in 2019/2020.
s20c: It makes an Order under section 20C of the Act to prevent the Respondent from regarding any costs in connection with these proceedings as relevant costs for the purpose of service charges.
s20: The Tribunal suggested, which was confirmed by Mr [name], that the Respondent had not undertaken any formal consultation as required under section 20 of the Act.
costs: the Respondent to reimburse the Applicant the whole or any part of the application or hearing fee paid to HMCTS in respect of these proceedings

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