St Joseph’s Gate, Mill Hill, London, NW7 4AZ
LON/00AC/LSC/2021/0185 · service charges · Barnet · decided 5 May 2023
The tribunal found the 2020-21 service charges challenged by the leaseholders reasonable and payable, rejected the late estoppel argument, and limited the landlord's recoverable proceedings costs to 90% under section 20C.
| Outcome | Payable as demanded |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Berkeley Homes (Three Valleys) Ltd |
| Management company | St Joseph’s Gate Management Co Ltd |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 49 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, management fees, other, utilities |
| 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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What the decision says
- flats n
with 49 flats in a building sub-divided into 7 wings or courts
- freeholder
The freeholder is Berkeley Homes (Three Valleys) Ltd who are not active in these proceedings.
- management company
First Respondent : [name] Gate Management Co Ltd
- years
The service charges for the year 2020-2021 challenged by the Applicants
- outcome
The service charges for the year 2020-2021 challenged by the Applicants in these proceedings are reasonable and payable.
- s20c
The Tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that the First Respondent may recover no more than 90% of their costs of these proceedings through the service charges levied on the Applicants.
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