Kingfisher Lodge, The Dell, Great Baddow, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 7JZ
CAM/22UF/LIS/2025/0016 · LIS · Chelmsford · decided 12 Jun 2026
The tribunal decided that the cost of refitting the bathroom to the flat for the residential warden is not payable by the leaseholders through the service charge.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Retirement Lease Housing Association |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 43 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | not stated |
| Items in dispute | repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | £9,000 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
which comprises 43 flats let on long leases
- freeholder
Applicant : Retirement Lease Housing Association
- outcome
the cost of refitting the bathroom to the flat for the residential warden is not payable by the Respondents as part of their service charge
- items reduced
Repair and refurbishment of the warden’s flat is not included within the Landlord’s obligation to repair the Reserved Property
- total demanded
The total cost is estimated at £9,000 inclusive of VAT
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