Flats 26, 30, 31, 36, 42, 70, and 73 St Crispins Court, Stockwell Gate, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 5GL
BIR/37UF/LIS/2022/0028 · LIS · Mansfield · decided 18 Jul 2023
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found that the leaseholders were not liable to pay the replacement service charge demands for 2015 to 2017 because section 20B of the 1985 Act was engaged, and ordered the landlord to reimburse the fees and not to add its tribunal costs to the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Premier Property Management |
| Building | A block, 86 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| Items in dispute | other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicants the application fee of £100.00 and the hearing fee of £200.00 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
containing 86 residential units
- freeholder
The freeholder of the properties is RMB102 Limited.
- agent
demanded by Premier Property Management on behalf of the RMB102 Limited
- years
The application relates to the three service charge years 2015, 2016 and 2017 only.
- outcome
The Tribunal upheld the Applicants’ challenge to the Respondent’s retrospective reapportionment of the service charge costs for the service charge years 2015, 2016 and 2017
- items reduced
the Applicants are not liable to pay additional service charge charges demanded in respect of those years.
- s20c
the Tribunal considers it just and equitable to make an order that the Respondent’s costs incurred in connection with the present proceedings are not to be regarded as relevant costs
- costs
the Respondent shall reimburse to the Applicants the application fee of £100.00 and the hearing fee of £200.00
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