Lodge 11, The Landings, Station Road, South Cerney, Gloucestershire, GL7 5LU
CHI/23UC/LSC/2019/0075 · service charges · Cotswold · decided 30 Jun 2020
The tribunal found the management charges too high overall, capping management costs at 13% and disallowing £568.80, and also disallowed a commercial waste charge, a £17.44 share of a waste overcharge, and £48.78 of reserve fund demands, while the security and gardening charges were upheld and no s.20C order was made.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | PGIM Real Estate UK Ground Lease Fund (PUK GLF Nominee A Ltd & PUK GLF Nominee B |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 41 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees, other, 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
- flats n
The 41 Landings lodges
- freeholder
The Respondent to the Lease is PGIM Real Estate UK Ground Lease Fund (PUK GLF Nominee A Ltd & PUK GLF Nominee B Ltd)
- years
namely 2013/14 through to 2017/18, for each of which years accounts are available
- outcome
Considered as a whole, the management charges are too high.
- items reduced
a total sum of £568.80 which was charged to the Applicant across the five accounting years 2013/14 to 2017/18 was not reasonably incurred
- s20c
In respect of the application under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and the application under paragraph 5A of [name] 11 to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, the Tribunal makes no order.
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