Southfields House, 5 Southfields Green, Gravesend DA11 7BF
CHI/29UG/LSC/2023/0137 · service charges · Gravesham · decided 16 Oct 2024
The tribunal found the 2019 internal redecoration cost was reduced to a reasonable figure of £8,100 because the landlord had not complied with section 20 consultation, with the respondent debarred from the hearing, and ordered the fees refunded and costs protected from the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Southfields House RTM Company Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Blocsphere Property Management Limited |
| Building | A block, 12 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2018 |
| Items in dispute | management fees, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to reimburse the applicants' application and hearing fees of £300 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a modern block of 12 flats dating from 2008
- freeholder
In 2017 Southfields House RTM Company Limited took over management responsibilities
- agent
appointed a managing agent named Blocsphere Property Management Limited
- years
2017/2018
- outcome
The Tribunal therefore finds that the reasonable cost of carrying out this work was £8,100.
- items reduced
The Tribunal therefore finds that the reasonable cost of carrying out this work was £8,100.
- s20c
the Tribunal determines that it is just and equitable in the circumstances for orders to be made under section 20C of the 1985 Act
- s20
The landlord admitted that the section 20 consultation procedure was not carried out.
- costs
the Respondent to refund the fees paid by the Applicant of £300
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