River Gardens Develoment, Greenwich Wharf, London, SE10 0YP
LON/00AL/LSC/2024/0239 · service charges · Greenwich · decided 8 Jan 2026
The tribunal found the historic tariff deficit for heating and hot water irrecoverable as service charges, disallowed 20% of the managing agent's fees for 2022 and 2023, made section 20C and paragraph 5A orders protecting the leaseholders from the landlord's legal costs, and ordered the respondent to repay the application and hearing fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Greenwich Wharf Management Company Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | An estate, 580 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | legal and professional fees, management fees, other, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees, other |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the application and hearing fees to the lead applicant |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
[name] Wharf Management Company Limited
- years
in respect of certain service charges said to be payable by the Applicant in respect of the service charge years 2022 and 2023.
- outcome
The Tribunal disallows 20% of the managing agents’ fees for the period 1 March to 31 December 2022 and 1 January to 31 December 2023.
- items reduced
The Tribunal disallows 20% of the managing agents’ fees for the period
- s20c
The Tribunal makes orders under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the Tribunal proceedings may be passed to the Applicants
- costs
The Tribunal also orders the Respondent to reimburse the application and hearing fees to the Lead Applicant within 28 days.
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