Flat 806 ,Beaufort House ,94-98 Newhall Street ,Birmingham B3 1PB
BIR/00CN/LSC/2025/0054 · service charges · Birmingham · decided 16 Jun 2026
figures not yet checkedThe Tribunal found the 2021 balancing charge of £242.63 and the related late payment charges and legal fees not payable, because the demand was not made within the time required by section 20B of the 1985 Act, and the Respondent had been barred from taking further part in the proceedings.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Ground Invest (101) Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Centrick Limited |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, legal and professional fees, other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, legal and professional fees, other |
| Total demanded | £242.63 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent : [name] (101) Limited
- agent
The property is managed by Centrick Limited
- years
On 19 July 2023 Centrick provided the final service charge accounts for the 2021 service charge year.
- outcome
the balancing charge of £242.63 for the 2021 service charge year demanded from the Applicant by the Respondent is not payable.
- items reduced
the administration charges and legal fees totalling £768.00 demanded from the Applicant by the Respondent for late payment
- total demanded
Centrick immediately demanded from the Applicant a balancing charge of £242.63 for the 2021 service charge year.
- total payable
the balancing charge of £242.63 for the 2021 service charge year demanded from the Applicant by the Respondent is not payable.
The passages each figure was read from, verbatim. People's names are replaced with [name].
The original
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