Lower Ground Floor Flat (aka 11a), 11 Brunswick Street West, Hove, BN3 1EL
HAV/00ML/LIS/2026/0004 · LIS · Brighton and Hove · decided 6 Jul 2026
The tribunal found the service charge and reserve fund arrears of £10,925.55 payable and reasonable, the £120 management fees not recoverable, and the landlord's contractual interest and legal costs recoverable, with the leaseholders' counterclaim dismissed.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | 26 Brunswick Terrace Hove (Freehold) Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Deacon Asset Management |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019, 2020, 2025, 2026 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | legal and professional fees, management fees |
| Total demanded | £10,925.55 |
| Total found payable | £10,925.55 |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to pay the claimant's costs summarily assessed at £20,000 inclusive of VAT and disbursements |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondent : 26 Brunswick Terrace Hove (Freehold) Ltd
- agent
Mr [name] is a director of Deacon Asset Management, which
- years
The Claimant had demanded service charges and reserve fund contributions from the Defendants as follows
- outcome
Sitting as a judge of the County Court, I determined that the Management fees of £120 as set out in para 7 of the particulars of claim are not recoverable
- items reduced
Management fees of £120 as set out in para 7 of the particulars of claim are not recoverable
- total demanded
Total: £10,925.55
- total payable
(1) The Tribunal determines that the arrears of service charges from 25/03/2022 to 24/03/2025 in the sum of £10,925.55 as per the claim form are payable and reasonable
- costs
By 4pm on 03 August 2026, the Defendants shall pay the Claimant's costs summarily assessed on the indemnity basis at £20,000 inclusive of VAT and disbursements.
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