Flats 19 and 26 Projection West, Reading Rg1 1ET
CAM/26UB/LSC/2020/0052 · service charges · Reading · decided 28 Feb 2025
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal reduced the service charges for two flats in Projection West for 2019 to 2024, disallowing the internal redecoration reserve, part of the window and common parts cleaning, part of the fire safety and health and safety costs, 10% of management fees and the sinking fund sum, and ordered the landlord to repay £300 in fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Ground Rent Trading Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Moreland Estate Management |
| Building | A block, 45 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, management fees, other, reserve fund |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse the applicants application and hearing fees £300 within 28 days |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent : Ground Rent Trading Ltd
- agent
managing agents, Moreland Estate Management
- years
for the years ending 2019 to 2024 inclusive
- outcome
The Applicants have been generally successful.
- items reduced
The Tribunal determines that all other relevant costs challenged by the Applicants were reasonably incurred by the Respondent and reasonable in amount.
- s20c
the Tribunal is not required to make an order under these provisions
- costs
The Respondent shall reimburse the Applicants the application and hearing fees in the total of £300 within 28 days
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The original
This decision replaces an earlier one for the same case: 20 May 2021.
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