Flats 1-14, 171 Tower Bridge Road, London, SE1 2AW

LON/00BE/LSC/2023/0335 · service charges · Southwark · decided 24 Jun 2024

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The tribunal decided that the £42,478.80 charged for the Hydrock fire safety report and related investigations, including the management fee, is not payable by the leaseholders under the Building Safety Act 2022 and must be repaid, and that the landlord cannot recover its costs of the case through the service charge and must pay the £300 fees.

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 Limited
Management company	none named
Managing agent	Eagerstates Limited
Building	A block, 14 flats
Service charge years in dispute	2022
Items in dispute	administration charges, legal and professional fees, management fees, other
Items disallowed or reduced	management fees, other
Total demanded	£42,478.80
Total found payable	not stated as one figure
Fees or costs ordered	Respondent to pay tribunal fees of £300 to the Applicant

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What the decision says

flats n: there are 14 residential flats
freeholder: Respondent : Assethold Limited
agent: [name] by Eagerstates Limited (Mr
years: Accurate Service Charge Account December 2022/2023
outcome: is not payable by the Applicant leaseholders and is repayable to them.
items reduced: The sum of £42,478.80 for “Hydrock Fire Safety Report and related Investigations” (including a Management Fee) is not payable by the Applicant leaseholders and is repayable to them.
total demanded: The sum of £42,478.80 for “Hydrock Fire Safety Report and related Investigations” (including a Management Fee)
total payable: is not payable by the Applicant leaseholders and is repayable to them.
s20c: None of the Respondent’s costs of these proceedings may be passed to the leaseholders through any service charge, pursuant to section 20C
costs: The Respondent shall pay the Tribunal fees paid by the Applicant in the sum of £300, within 28 days of this Decision.

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