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Southview Court, Old London Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN35 5BN

CHI/21UD/LDC/2020/0061 · dispensation from consultation · Hastings · decided 19 Mar 2021

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The tribunal set the payable service charges for 2015-16 to 2018-19 at reduced amounts, limited administration charges to 10%, made an unlimited s.20C order, and ordered the landlord to repay £300 in fees.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationNot in issue
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companynone named
Managing agentnone named
BuildingA block, 39 flats
Service charge years in dispute2002, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Items in disputeadministration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities
Items disallowed or reducedadministration charges, cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, other, repairs and maintenance
Total demanded£88,032
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderedthe respondent to repay the applicants £300 representing application and hearing fees

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flats n
Southview Court comprises 39 two bedroom flats spread across three blocks
outcome
the Tribunal determines that the amount payable by the tenants in respect of the service charge year 2015-6 is £46,484.79
items reduced
in respect of repairs for this year. Further examples of the same issue appear in later years
s20c
The Tribunal makes an unlimited order under s20C Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in favour of Mr [name]
costs
The Tribunal orders the Respondent within 28 days of the date of this decision to repay to the Applicants jointly and severally the sum of £300

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