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Flats 1, 3, 5, 9 &10 Gablehurst, Poole Road, Upton, Poole BH16 5JA

CHI/19UG/LIS/2021/0014 · LIS · Dorset · decided 20 Jul 2021

The tribunal found the landlord's charges for the water pipe works reasonable and payable, dispensed with the consultation requirements on condition that the landlord pays up to £500 of the leaseholders' costs and does not recover its own costs of the application, and made a section 20C order.

OutcomePayable as demanded
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Not clear
Section 20 consultationDispensation granted
Who appliedLandlord or management company
Freeholder / landlordSynergy Housing Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingA block, 12 flats
Service charge years in dispute2020, 2021
Items in disputemanagement fees, other, repairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reducednone stated
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedthe applicant to pay the respondents up to £500 towards their costs, subject to invoices being supplied

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flats n
The property appears to be a three-storey block of 12 purpose-built flats of brick
freeholder
Applicant: Synergy Housing Limited
years
Landlords application for the determination of reasonableness of service charges for the year 2020/2021 and 2021/2022.
outcome
the charges in question, as refined at the hearing, were reasonably incurred and that they are reasonable in amount and are payable by the Respondents.
s20c
The Tribunal allows the Respondents’ application under Section 20c of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and Paragraph 5A of Schedule 11 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, thus precluding the Applicant from recovering its cost in relation to the application by way of service charge or administration charge.
s20
The Tribunal has determined that the Applicant landlord has demonstrated that it is reasonable to dispense with the consultation requirements, and for that reason makes a determination dispensing with all of the consultation requirements.
costs
its paying to them up to £500 for their costs subject to their supplying the Applicant with relevant supporting invoice(s) within 21 days of the supply of those invoices.

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