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Flats 102, 130, 131, 301 Dunn House, 50-56 North Bridge Street, Sunderland, SR5 1AH

MAN/00CM/LAC/2024/0007 · administration charges · Sunderland · decided 16 Sep 2025

The tribunal found the leaseholders contractually liable under the leases for administration charges arising from late ground rent, but only £325 per lease is payable, the debt referral and debt collector fees and the extra £100 on flat 301 are not payable, and no landlord costs of the tribunal proceedings may be added to the service charge.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companynone named
Managing agentGrangeford Asset Management
BuildingA block, 4 flats
Service charge years in disputenot stated
Items in disputeadministration charges
Items disallowed or reducedadministration charges
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payable£325
Fees or costs orderednone stated

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freeholder
Respondent : [name] (FC109) Limited
agent
the landlord’s agent, Grangeford Asset Management
outcome
The remainder of the disputed
items reduced
the £300 fee for referring the matter to debt collectors and the
total payable
1 August 2025 is £325. The remainder of the disputed
s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the

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