Flats 1 and 3 105 Green Lanes London N16 9BX
LON/00AM/LSC/2021/0349 · service charges · Hackney · decided 18 Jul 2022
The tribunal found that several charges were not payable, including the emergency helpline, window cleaning, a second fire risk assessment, the aborted meter cupboard works, most post-acquisition cleaning and the management fees, which it reduced, while insurance premiums and several other items were found reasonable; the s.20C question is deferred for written submissions.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Limited |
| Management company | 105 Green Lanes (RTM) Company Ltd |
| Managing agent | Eagerstates Ltd |
| Building | One flat, 4 flats · 2 decisions about this building |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2016, 2021 |
| 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, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| 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
- flats n
105 Green Lanes is a four storey Victorian terraced house converted into four flats.
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Limited
- management company
(3) 105 Green Lanes (RTM) Company Ltd
- agent
the Respondent’s managing agents, Eagerstates Ltd, served
- years
in respect of the service charge years from that ending in September 2016 to the year ending September 2021
- outcome
The management fees were not reasonably incurred. The following charges would be reasonable in substitution:
- items reduced
Decision: The charges made in respect of the helpline relate to a service that was not made available to the leaseholders, and is not payable.
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