The Cube, 196 Wharfside Street, Birmingham, B1 1RN
BIR/00CN/LIS/2024/0014 · LIS · Birmingham · decided 30 Mar 2026
The tribunal found the 2018 to 2023 insurance premiums net of commission reasonably incurred but reduced the commission allowed and found the apportionment unfair, found security costs and some charges apportioned unfairly, and found the cleaning and management services not of a reasonable standard in various years.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Cube LH Co Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Fidum Property Management Ltd |
| Building | A block, 244 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, utilities |
| 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
for the 244 leaseholders of Cube East and West
- freeholder
Respondent : Cube LH Co Limited
- agent
Fidum Property Management Ltd (“Fidum”) is the Landlord’s managing agent with
- years
for the service charge years 2018 to 2023 (inclusive)
- outcome
we have made a broad-brush determination that the commission for building cover should be reduced to [22%] for the years 2018 and 2019
- items reduced
Management costs for the years 2018 to 2023 are reasonably incurred but the service is not of a reasonable standard.
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