Flats 1-230 Scotney Gardens, Kent, ME16 0GT
CHI/29UH/LSC/2023/0121 · service charges · Maidstone · decided 11 Jun 2024
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the service charges for 2019 to 2023 and the 2024 budget reasonable and payable by the respondent across his 14 flats, with interest accruing at 5% above base rate but not compounded, and refused s.20C relief, ordering him to repay the £300 application fee.
| Outcome | Payable as demanded |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | RTM company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Scotney Gardens RTM Management Company Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 230 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| Total demanded | £119,973.20 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse application fee £300 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
Flats 1 – 230 Scotney Gardens Maidstone
- freeholder
Applicant : Scotney Gardens RTM Management Company Limited
- years
the actual years ending 2019 to 2023 inclusive
- outcome
We find the sums claimed by the Applicants for the service charge years 2019-2023 and the budgeted amount for 2024 are reasonable and payable by Mr [name] in respect of each of his 14 flats.
- total demanded
leaving an accumulated total due and owing of £119,973.20 [167]
- s20c
Taking account of all matters we refuse to make orders pursuant to Section 20C and paragraph 5A.
- costs
we are satisfied that the Respondent should within 28 days reimburse such sums being £300.
The passages each figure was read from, verbatim. People's names are replaced with [name].
The original
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