Old School Place, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1EQ
CHI/29UH/LSC/2020/0107 · service charges · Maidstone · decided 31 Mar 2021
The Tribunal reduced the management fee to 10% for 2017-18 to 2019-20, halved the 2019-20 annual ground maintenance fee for poor standard, noted conceded overcharges totalling £2,793.57, found the other charges reasonable, and made a section 20C order protecting the leaseholders from the tribunal costs.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Hyde Housing Association Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 9 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, 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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- flats n
The Application is in respect of a three-storey block of nine flats known as 27-35 Old School Place
- freeholder
The Respondent to the Application is the Hyde Housing Association
- years
the three service charge years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-2020
- outcome
the management fee for each of the three years 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20 should be reduced to 10% instead of 15%
- items reduced
therefore disallows 50% of the annual fees total of £3,315 in that year
- s20c
order should be made in favour of the Applicants under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
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