Flats 1-14 Dalston Lane, London, E8 1LA

LON/00AM/LSC/2023/0189 · service charges · Hackney · decided 30 Nov 2023

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The tribunal found the landlord failed to obtain at least two comparable estimates for the major roof and external works, refused dispensation, and ruled that the landlord cannot pass on the costs of the application to leaseholders.

Outcome	Dismissed or struck out
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)	Not clear
Section 20 consultation	Consultation failure found
Who applied	Landlord or management company
Freeholder / landlord	not a company, or not stated
Management company	none named
Managing agent	B Bailey Property Management Ltd
Building	A block, 14 flats
Service charge years in dispute	2023
Items in dispute	major works, repairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reduced	none stated
Total demanded	£156,066.98
Total found payable	not stated as one figure
Fees or costs ordered	none stated

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What the decision says

flats n: Flats 1-14 Dalston Lane, London, E8 1LA
agent: B Bailey Property Management Ltd
years: the proposed works to be included in the budget for 2023
outcome: This application has failed.
total demanded: The total value of the dispute is stated to be £156,066.98.
s20: The Tribunal is satisfied that the Stage 3 Notice of Estimates which was served on 11 November 2022 was invalid as the landlord had not obtained at least two comparable estimates for the work.

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