Primrose Court and Iris Court, Snowdrop Rise, St Leonards, East Sussex, TN38 0GR
CHI/21UD/LDC/2021/0017 · dispensation from consultation · Hastings · decided 30 Jun 2021
The tribunal refused the landlord dispensation from the section 20 consultation requirements for roof works at Primrose Court, finding the lessees were prejudiced by the failure to consult, so the statutory cap applies; the reasonableness of the costs was not decided.
| Outcome | Other decision |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Dispensation refused |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Bow Estates Limited |
| Management company | Celandine Drive (Area D) Management Company Limited |
| Managing agent | Firstport Property Services Limited |
| Building | A block, 4 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020 |
| Items in dispute | repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| 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
Each block is four storeys high, containing four flats on each floor, giving a total of sixteen flats in each block
- freeholder
The current freeholder, Bow Estates Limited, has had no involvement in this matter.
- management company
Applicant : [name] Drive (Area D) Management Company Limited
- agent
the Applicant’s managing agent, formerly Chamonix Estates Limited (“Chamonix”) and now called Firstport Property Services Limited
- years
A section 20 consultation process was commenced by the Applicant in November 2020 in relation to works to the roof.
- outcome
The Applicant is refused dispensation under section 20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 from the consultation requirements imposed on the landlord by section 20 of the 1985 Act in respect of major works
- s20
The Applicant is refused dispensation under section 20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 from the consultation requirements imposed on the landlord by section 20 of the 1985 Act
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