Flat B, Red Lion House, 5 Church Street, Theale, Berkshire, RG7 5BU
CAM/00MB/LSC/2023/0054 · service charges · West Berkshire · decided 17 Mar 2025
The tribunal found that a £1,854 charge for a tanker to remove waste from drains and CCTV in the March 2022/23 account was not payable under the lease, as the work done was on a public pavement manhole rather than drains serving the flat, and ordered the landlord to refund the fees and not pass its tribunal costs through the service charge.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Eagerstates Limited |
| Building | One flat, 6 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2022 |
| Items in dispute | other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | other |
| Total demanded | £1,854 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to refund the applicant's tribunal application and hearing fees |
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What the decision says
- flats n
converted into one freehold house and six leasehold flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Ltd
- agent
Eagerstates Limited
- years
service charge account for March 2022/23
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that the sum of £1,854 charged for the removal of waste from drains within the service charge account for March 2022/23 is not payable under the Lease.
- items reduced
The Tribunal determines that the sum of £1,854 charged for the removal of waste from drains within the service charge account for March 2022/23 is not payable under the Lease.
- total demanded
the service charge of £1,854
- 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 refund to the Applicant the Tribunal application and hearing fees that the Applicant has paid within 28 days of this Decision.
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