Flat 8 Hampton Court, 109-115 Brighton Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 2EF
CHI/45UH/LSC/2020/0096 · service charges · Worthing · decided 14 Jun 2021
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal allowed the basic management fee and the fire door works but reduced the accountancy fee to £1200 and disallowed several additional management charges, and declined to order reimbursement of tribunal fees or make a section 20C order.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Rushcavern Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Helm Estate Services Ltd |
| Building | One flat, 3 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, legal and professional fees, management fees, other |
| 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
- freeholder
The Respondent is the freeholder.
- agent
being the closing accounts from Helm Estate Services Ltd
- years
The Applicant looks to challenge certain items within the service charges for the years 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
- outcome
We find that the following costs are reasonable and payable:
- items reduced
We do not accept that they are reasonable or payable being
- s20c
We note the Respondent accepts that legal costs are not recoverable and so no section 20C Order is required.
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The original
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