Flats 2 & 3, 12-14 Preston Rd, Brighton BN1 4QF
CHI/00ML/LIS/2021/0001 · LIS · Brighton and Hove · decided 31 May 2021
The tribunal held that the £2,500 annual fee charged by the management company is not recoverable from the respondent, that the insurance premiums are recoverable, and that the landlords cannot recover more than 60% of their legal costs through the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Coralbeach Limited |
| Management company | 12-14 Preston Road Limited |
| Managing agent | 12-14 Preston Road Limited |
| Building | A block, 5 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2010 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, management fees, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees |
| Total demanded | £9,617.82 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | no order for costs |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The configuration of the first and second floors is as five flats each held under their own lease.
- management company
Following the acquisition of the freehold in 2010, the then freehold owners incorporated 12-14 Preston Road Limited
- agent
The Company was the agent of the freehold owners, currently the Applicants.
- years
consider the service charges for the years from 2010
- outcome
the annual charge of £2,500 raised by the company
- items reduced
the annual charge of £2,500 raised by the company
- total demanded
The total value of the dispute was stated to be £9617.82.
- s20c
the Applicants cannot recover more than 60% of their costs through the service charge.
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