Lodges at Hustyns Resort, St Breock, Wadebridge, Cornwall PL27 7LG
HAV/00HE/LSC/2025/0600 · service charges · Cornwall · decided 30 Mar 2026
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the 2018 to 2023 service charge demands invalid under the lease and the pre-April 2025 demands not payable, reduced the 2023 charges (including removing the extra 20% VAT and the reserve fund), declined to determine 2024 except for an extraordinary sewerage works demand which is not payable, and made no section 20C order.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 28 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, reserve fund, utilities |
| 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
On the estate are 28 lodges, and a hotel or former hotel
- agent
the sometime managing agents, [name] CA Management Ltd (HCA)
- years
in respect of the service charge years from 2018 to 2024.
- outcome
We conclude that we are unable to determine the service charges for 2024, save to the extent that they include a demand for service charges in relation to certain sewerage works.
- items reduced
It was therefore agreed that the charge under this heading for 2023 is not payable.
- s20c
Accordingly, we do not consider it necessary to make the orders.
- s20
we conclude that the formalities required by schedule 3, paragraph 1.6.1. have not been adhered to.
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