Garden Maisonette, 13 Marlborough Buildings, Bath, BA1 2LX
CHI/00HA/LSC/2024/0027 · service charges · Bath and North East Somerset · decided 2 Dec 2024
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal held that fire alarm installation, maintenance and testing costs fall within the general service charge shared one-third by the applicant, that emergency lighting is not chargeable to her, that no estoppel applies, that the SPG management fee is reasonable, and that the 2024-25 budget should be reduced by £2,294; no section 20C order was made.
| Outcome | Dismissed or struck out |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | 13 Marlborough Buildings (Bath) Management Company Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | SPG Property Ltd |
| Building | One flat, 2 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
The Respondent to the Application is 13 Marlborough Buildings (Bath) Management Company Ltd in whom the freehold of the property is vested.
- agent
agreed to appoint a firm called SPG Property Ltd (SPG)
- years
for the accounting years 2021/22 and (primarily) 2002/23
- outcome
The Applicant has not succeeded in her case on the main points that were finally at issue
- items reduced
The budget for the year 2024-25 should be reduced by a total of £2,294 (namely by £2000 on the repairs contingency and £294 in respect of fire testing) but is otherwise confirmed as reasonable.
- s20c
The Tribunal determines that an order under section 20C of the 1985 Act should not be made.
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The original
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