Orford Court, Belmont Road, Wallington SM6 8TF
LON/00BF/LSC/2025/1108 · service charges · Sutton · decided 11 Aug 2026
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the cost of replacing the flat entrance doors was unreasonably incurred and ordered re-credits to leaseholders, reduced the surveyor's and managing agent's fees for the 2019 major works, and limited the respondent's recovery of its costs of the application through the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | RTM company |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Highdorn Limited |
| Building | One flat, 16 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019, 2020 |
| Items in dispute | legal and professional fees, major works, management fees |
| Items disallowed or reduced | legal and professional fees, major works, management fees |
| 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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What the decision says
- flats n
a purpose-built block of 18 16 2-bedroom flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Brickfield Properties Limited
- agent
the managing agent at the relevant time Highdorn Limited
- years
service charges incurred in the years 2019 and 2020
- outcome
the tribunal reduces the sum claimed for surveyor’s fees to
- items reduced
the tribunal reduces the sum claimed for surveyor’s fees to
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under s.20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, so that the respondent is limited to claiming 75% of its costs
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