Old School Rooms Great Moor Street, Bolton, BL1 1NR
MAN/00BL/LSC/2022/0102 · service charges · Bolton · decided 16 Dec 2025
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found most of the major works and service charges reasonable and payable, but reduced the final account by about £41,500 for works not carried out or not to a reasonable standard, cut the management fee by 30%, dispensed with consultation for additional works, and limited the landlord's recoverable legal costs to 90%.
| Outcome | Payable as demanded |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Irwell Valley Housing Association Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 35 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, major works, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | major works, management fees |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | Respondent may recover only 90% of its legal costs through the service charge; 10% of applicants' administration-charge |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The Respondent converted the Building into 35 residential apartments in 2004.
- freeholder
The Respondent is Irwell Valley Housing Association Limited, the Applicants’ immediate landlord.
- years
The application concerned the service charge years which ended on 31 March in each year from 2017 to 2022.
- items reduced
the Tribunal has determined that a further £4,792.17 should be removed from the final account as it is not payable.
- s20c
the Tribunal determined that it was just and equitable to make limited orders under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and paragraph 5A of [name] 11 to the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, restricting the Respondent to recovering 90% of its legal costs (and extinguishing 10% of the Applicants’ liability).
- costs
restricting the Respondent to recovering 90% of its legal costs (and extinguishing 10% of the Applicants’ liability).
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