Lower Ground Floor Flat, 11 Belgrave Gardens London NW8 0QY
LON/00BK/LAC/2022/0009 · administration charges · Westminster · decided 13 Apr 2023
figures not yet checkedThe Tribunal found the landlord's £5,000 charge for retrospectively granting a licence to alter was reasonable only at £2,750, so the leaseholder is to be repaid £2,250, and the landlord cannot recover its costs of the proceedings.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Greenbelt Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | not stated |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, legal and professional fees |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, legal and professional fees |
| Total demanded | £5,000 |
| Total found payable | £2,750 |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant the application fee of £100 and the respondent cannot recover its tribunal cos |
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What the decision says
- outcome
the Applicant is to be reimbursed the sum of £2,250 by the Respondent
- items reduced
the Tribunal found the combined cost of £3,750 incurred by Group 2038 for the provision of legal and other ‘professional services’ was unreasonable.
- total demanded
the Respondent’s costs of £5,000 for retrospectively granting the licence
- total payable
Accordingly, the Tribunal concluded that £2,750 including VAT was a reasonable amount
- costs
the Respondent is ordered to reimburse the Applicant the sum of £100, being the fee he has paid to the Tribunal
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