Flats 1-8 & 10, 45 Highbridge Street, Waltham Abbey EN9 1BQ
CAM/38UD/LSC/2021/0023 · service charges · Epping Forest · decided 15 Oct 2021
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the lift costs for 2019/20 and 2020/21 are payable under the lease with the apportionment reasonable, rejected the estoppel argument, and made orders that the landlord's litigation costs cannot be charged through the service charge or directly to tenants.
| Outcome | Not stated |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Abacus Land 4 Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 3 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| 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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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent 1 (Head Lessor & Freeholder) : Abacus Land 4 Limited
- agent
Representatives (Managing Agent) : Residential Management Group
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an Order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that the Landlord's costs in connection with these proceedings should not be regarded as relevant costs to be taken into account in determining the amount of any Service Charge payable by the Tenants.
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The original
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