Flats 1-4, 21 London Road, Tooting, London, SW17 9JR
LON/00BA/LSC/2021/0110 · service charges · Merton · decided 7 Dec 2021
The tribunal found many charges reasonable but reduced insurance costs, disallowed carpet steam cleaning, the 2019 PEC liaison charge, the door repair and the water-related works, capped some works and the management fee, and ordered the landlord to refund the tribunal fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| 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 | none named |
| Building | One flat, 4 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Total demanded | £2,714.82 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse Tribunal fees paid by the applicants within 28 days |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a block containing four two-bedroom flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Limited
- years
[name] are sought in respect of the years 2018/19 to 2020/21 inclusive.
- outcome
we do not accept that the Applicants should pay no more than£1,566.87 per year
- items reduced
Accordingly, the Tribunal finds that, of the sums charged by the Respondent for steam cleaning the carpets, nothing is payable.
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that all of the costs incurred by the Respondent in connection with these proceedings are not to be regarded as relevant costs
- costs
the Tribunal makes an order requiring the Respondent to reimburse any Tribunal fees paid by the Applicants within 28 days of the date of this decision.
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