Flat B 37 Canadian Avenue, London SE6 3AU
LON/00AZ/LSC/2019/0133 · service charges · Lewisham · decided 31 Oct 2019
The tribunal held the leaseholder is not liable for ground rent and service charge arrears from before he became registered proprietor, owes only certain insurance premiums and 2018 service charge, and that management fees, accountancy fees, interest and administration charges are not recoverable, and approved the leaseholder's draft new lease with limited title guarantee, with a section 20C order made.
| 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 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018 |
| 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
- flats n
From the official copies of the freehold title it appears that there are four flats in the property.
- years
The applicant is liable to pay the insurance premiums for the years 2011 to 2014 (inclusive) and 2018, in the amounts set out in the decision.
- outcome
The applicant is not liable to pay any service charge (other than insurance premiums) in respect of the period before 21 July 2017, being 18 months from the date upon which his solicitors received various service charge demands.
- items reduced
None of the management fees, accountants’ fees, interest and administration charges are recoverable from the applicant under the terms of the lease.
- s20c
It is just and equitable that the tribunal make an order under section 20C of the 1985 Act.
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