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LON/00AG/LSC/2024/0629 · service charges · Camden · decided 22 Apr 2025

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The tribunal found the sums demanded from leaseholders for the reserve fund in 2023/2024 and 2024/2025 were not payable, reduced the management fee to £250 per flat for each of those years, had no jurisdiction over the 2017/2018 door entry and gate charges, and ordered the landlord to refund the tribunal fees and not to recover its costs of the case through 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 agentnone named
BuildingA block, 38 flats
Service charge years in dispute2017, 2022, 2023, 2024
Items in disputeadministration charges, cleaning and grounds, major works, management fees, other, reserve fund
Items disallowed or reducedmanagement fees, reserve fund
Total demandednot stated as one figure
Total found payable£0
Fees or costs orderedthe respondent to reimburse the applicants' tribunal fees of £330

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What the decision says

flats n
consisting of 38 flats
years
service charge years 2017/2018, 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2024/2025
outcome
we reduce the amount payable in respect of each flat to £250 for each of two years in dispute
items reduced
The tribunal determines that the sum of £0 is payable by the Applicants to the Respondent in respect of the sums demanded as contributions towards the reserve fund for the years 2023/2024 and 2024/2025.
s20c
the tribunal determines that it is just and equitable in the circumstances for both orders to be made
costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicants £330 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees.

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