Flats 1-5, 17 Devonshire Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1NE
CHI/21UD/LSC/2024/0117 · service charges · Hastings · decided 19 Feb 2026
The tribunal found the major works charges not payable because of the landlord's historic neglect of the flat roof, excluded fire safety door charges, found the remaining 2023/24 and 2024/25 charges payable, and made a section 20C order in the leaseholders' favour.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Oakfield PM Limited |
| Building | A block, 5 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2023, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, insurance, major works, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | major works, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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- flats n
which now contains five flats
- agent
[name] of Oakfield PM Limited, the managing agent appointed
- years
In respect of the service charge year 24 June 2023- 23 June 2024
- outcome
(1) the service charges demanded for fire safety doors are not payable by the Applicants; and (2) the remaining service charges demanded are payable by the Applicants.
- items reduced
the service charge demands sent to the Applicants for the major works in 2023/2024 are not payable by the Applicants.
- s20c
The Tribunal makes orders under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and Paragraph 5A Schedule 11 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 in favour of the Applicants
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