Flats 1-10, White Horse House, 1 Little Britain, London EC1A 7BX
LON/00AA/LSC/2023/0153 · service charges · City of London · decided 10 Oct 2024
The tribunal decided that the RTM company has acquired responsibility for all services, so the leaseholders owe no further service charges to the landlord after the right to manage was acquired, and the landlord must pay the RTM company £149,516 in accrued uncommitted service charges.
| Outcome | Other decision |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Firstport Property Services Limited |
| Building | A block, 10 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021, 2022 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, major works, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | major works, reserve fund |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | £149,516 |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The application relates to a block (The Block) containing 10 flats
- years
(v) The payability of service charges for the period 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022
- outcome
The tribunal determines that there are no service charges payable by the Applicant Leaseholders to the Second Respondent following the acquisition of the Right to Manage on 12th October 2022
- items reduced
The tribunal determines that the monies paid by the Applicant lessees to the Second Respondent prior to the date of acquisition of the right to manage are not payable in so far as these monies were paid to the reserve fund and relate to the major works
- total payable
The amount of accrued uncommitted service charges held by the Respondent at the date of acquisition of the RTM which it is liable to pay to the Applicant pursuant to s.94 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 is £149,516
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