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Marsh House & Telephone Apartments, Marsh Street, Bristol, BS1 4AQ

CHI/00HB/LDC/2022/0066 · dispensation from consultation · Bristol, City of · decided 23 Dec 2022

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The tribunal refused the landlord's application to dispense with consultation for the additional fire-coating and decking works, so the landlord can recover no more than £250 from leaseholders towards those costs, and it barred the landlord from recovering its costs of the proceedings.

OutcomeOther decision
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationConsultation failure found
Who appliedLandlord or management company
Freeholder / landlordAviva Investors Ground Rent Holdco Limited
Management companynone named
Managing agentMainstay Residential
BuildingA block
Service charge years in dispute2021
Items in disputemajor works
Items disallowed or reducednone stated
Total demanded£42,155.48
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedthe applicant may not recover the costs of the proceedings from the respondents

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agent
Mr [name] of Mainstay Residential appeared in person for the Applicant
years
the additional works were carried out in the period between 27 October 2021 to 19 November 2021
outcome
The Tribunal, therefore, refuses the Application for dispensation of
total demanded
the actual costs of the works in total were £42,155.48 inclusive of VAT
s20c
makes an Order preventing the Applicant from recovering the costs of the proceedings from the Respondents
s20
relevant prejudice from the Applicant’s failure to consult
costs
makes an Order preventing the Applicant from recovering the costs of the proceedings from the Respondents

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