The Bower, 42 Holden Road, London, N12 7DN
LON/00AC/LSC/2022/0188 · service charges · Barnet · decided 29 Mar 2023
The tribunal reduced several 2020 to 2022 service charge items, including cleaning, building insurance and management fees, made orders that the respondent's costs cannot be added to the service charge or charged as administration charges, 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 | Cullen and Davis 1 Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 9 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| 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 fee of £100 and the hearing fee of £200 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The Property is a purpose-built block of 9 flats completed in 2020.
- years
The challenges cover the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.
- outcome
Cleaning – only £808.20 payable (reduced from £1,347).
- items reduced
Building insurance – only £6,000 payable (reduced from £8,332).
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and
- costs
orders the Respondent to reimburse to the Applicants the application fee of £100.00 and the hearing fee of £200.00
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