Flats 1-7 and 9, 40 Bow Common Lane, London E3 4AX
LON/00BG/LSC/2021/0453 · service charges · Tower Hamlets · decided 27 Jun 2022
The tribunal allowed most of the disputed 2021 service charges but reduced several items, including lift repairs, the JMC survey fees, the insurance re-instatement survey, the preventative maintenance survey and the electrical audit, and disallowed the £300 administration charge for the emergency lighting.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made (from the later costs ruling on this case, linked below) |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 9 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, insurance, legal and professional fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, insurance, legal and professional fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | £28,516 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
purpose-built block of nine flats in East London
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Limited
- years
in respect of the service charge year 2021
- outcome
The tribunal does not find the administration charge of £300 to be
- items reduced
The tribunal find that the amount charged by JMC was unreasonable and find a reasonable charge to be that proposed by the applicants
- total demanded
The amount in dispute is £28,516.
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The original
Later rulings on the same case (costs, section 20C, permission to appeal): 19 Jul 2022.
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