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LON/00BK/LSC/2023/0086 · service charges · Westminster · decided 8 Aug 2023

The tribunal found £18,530.10 payable of the £22,634 claimed for 2020/21 and 2021/22, reducing management fees and some major works costs, and made an order limiting the landlord's tribunal costs being added to the service charge.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationConsultation failure found
Who appliedLandlord or management company
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingOne flat, 7 flats
Service charge years in dispute2020, 2021
Items in disputeadministration charges, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other
Items disallowed or reducedmajor works, management fees
Total demanded£22,634
Total found payable£18,530.10
Fees or costs orderednone stated

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flats n
containing 7 flats over the basement to the fourth floors
years
service charge years 2020/21 and 2021/22
outcome
The sum of £18,530.10 is payable by Dr [name] to Mr [name]
items reduced
the tribunal finds the 10% fee charged is unreasonable
total demanded
Sum claimed: £22,634.00
total payable
Amount payable by respondent: £18,530.10
s20c
The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act limiting
s20
It was accepted by the applicant that full consultation had not been carried out

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