Flats B & C, 137 Dulwich Road, London SE24 0NG
LON/00AY/LAC/2023/0011 · administration charges · Lambeth · decided 21 Mar 2024
The tribunal found the ground rent collection admin charges, the disputed arrears demands and the later £120 charge not reasonable or payable, ordered the respondent to repay £300 in tribunal fees, and made orders preventing recovery of the landlord's costs of the proceedings through the service charge or from the applicants.
| Outcome | Payable as demanded |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Assethold Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Eagerstates Ltd |
| Building | One flat, 3 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, 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' tribunal fees totalling £300 |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent : Assethold Ltd
- agent
Representative : Eagerstates Ltd
- years
(a) “Admin costs for rent collection” of £38.40 for each occasion when the annual ground rent of £125 was demanded in each year from 2017 to 2023 inclusive.
- outcome
The charges challenged in this matter are not reasonable or payable by the Applicants to the Respondent:
- items reduced
The charges challenged in this matter are not reasonable or payable by the Applicants to the Respondent:
- s20c
the Tribunal grants orders under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and paragraph 5A of [name] 11
- costs
The Respondent shall reimburse the Applicants their Tribunal fees totalling £300.
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The original
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