Flat 7, 3-5 The Ridge, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2AA
CHI/21UD/LSC/2022/0028 · service charges · Hastings · decided 9 Jan 2023
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the gardening agreement was a qualifying long term agreement without consultation, limiting the 2020 and 2021 gardening charges to £100, disallowed the £1080 administration and solicitors' charges for 2021 and the £360 EWS1 charge, and ordered the respondent to repay £300 in fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Eagerstates Ltd |
| Building | A block |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant fees of £300 within 28 days |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
the correct Respondent should be Assethold Limited as freeholder
- agent
Eagerstates Ltd who were only the managing agents
- years
for the years 2017 to 2022
- outcome
As a result the gardening costs for the years 2020 and 2021 are limited to £100.
- items reduced
we are satisfied that these sums are not payable or reasonable
- s20c
we exercise our discretion and make an order pursuant to Section 20C and paragraph 5A that no costs may be claimed from the Applicant
- s20
no consultation has been undertaken
- costs
the Respondent should reimburse the Applicant for the fees of £300 within 28 days of this decision
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