Flat A, 247 Valley Road, Streatham, London, SW16 2AB
LON/00AY/LAC/2021/0025 · administration charges · Lambeth · decided 10 Mar 2022
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the ground rent collection fee unreasonable and capped it at £30 plus VAT, capped chasing letters and emails at £40 plus VAT each, and held the debt collection agency costs irrecoverable under the lease, leaving total reasonable administration charges of £110 plus VAT.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Eagerstates Limited |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | not stated |
| Items in dispute | administration charges |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges |
| Total demanded | £1,486 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Limited
- agent
Representative : Eagerstates Limited
- outcome
The ground rent collection fee of £55 plus VAT is unreasonable and should not exceed £30 plus VAT
- items reduced
The ground rent collection fee of £55 plus VAT is unreasonable and should not exceed £30 plus VAT
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