Flats 50, 61 and 65 Beaconsfield Brookside, Telford, TF3 1NQ
BIR/00GF/LIS/2020/0037 · LIS · Telford and Wrekin · decided 13 Apr 2021
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found most of the service charges claimed for the Beaconsfield flats were not reasonable or not payable, reducing them substantially, and made orders barring the landlord's litigation costs from being added to the charges and requiring the landlord to repay the applicant's fees.
| 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 | none named |
| Building | A block, 6 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant £300.00 in respect of application and hearing fees |
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What the decision says
- flats n
four blocks of six flats and one of four flats
- years
for the service charge years 2015-2021 (inclusive)
- outcome
The Applicant has succeeded in obtaining a significant reduction in the service charge costs
- items reduced
The Tribunal determines therefore the reasonable costs to be included in the service charge accounts for Communal Repairs should be reduced
- s20c
(3) An order is made under section 20C that the Respondent’s costs in connection with these proceedings are not to be regarded as relevant costs
- costs
The Respondent is ordered to reimburse the Applicant the sum of £300.00, in respect of the application and hearing fees, within 14 days of the date of this decision.
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