Flat A, 14 Barons Court Road, West Kensington, London W14 9DT

LON/00AN/LSC/2022/0245 · service charges · Hammersmith and Fulham · decided 9 May 2023

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The tribunal reduced the disputed service charges for 2017 to 2023 on a flat in a converted building, found the consultation requirements were complied with, made a section 20C order, and ordered the landlord to refund the tribunal fees of £300.

Outcome	Reduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)	Order made
Section 20 consultation	Not in issue
Who applied	Leaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlord	not a company, or not stated
Management company	none named
Managing agent	none named
Building	One flat, 4 flats
Service charge years in dispute	2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Items in dispute	administration charges, major works, repairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reduced	administration charges, major works, repairs and maintenance
Total demanded	£38,804.16
Total found payable	£32,696.35
Fees or costs ordered	the respondent to refund the applicant tribunal fees of £300

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What the decision says

flats n: The property which is the subject of this application is a 1 bedroom flat in a 3 storey building which has 4 converted flats in total.
years: service charge years 2017 – 18, 2018 – 19, 2019 -20, 2020 – 21, 2021 – 2022 and 2022 – 23
outcome: The tribunal determines to reduce the sum payable by the Applicant by £6101.81 in respect of the disputed service
items reduced: The tribunal determines to reduce the service charges for the years in dispute by £6,102.61.
total demanded: The total amount disputed was £38,804.16.
total payable: Therefore the total payable is £32,696.35.
s20c: The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the tribunal proceedings may be passed to the lessees through any service charge
costs: the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £300 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant.

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