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LON/00BG/LSC/2021/0039 · service charges · Tower Hamlets · decided 2 Nov 2022

The tribunal reduced the RopeTech roof-access charge by half to £2,760 as unreasonably incurred, accepted the Infallible Systems charge at £803.65, rejected the complaint about historic delay, found the reserve fund lease obligations breached, and made a section 20C order.

OutcomeReduced
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)Order made
Section 20 consultationDispensation granted
Who appliedLeaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlordnot a company, or not stated
Management companynone named
Managing agentFirstport Property Services Limited
BuildingA block, 60 flats · 2 decisions about this building
Service charge years in dispute2018, 2019, 2020
Items in disputemajor works, repairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reducedmajor works
Total demanded£69,136.85
Total found payablenot stated as one figure
Fees or costs orderednone stated

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flats n
a purpose-built block of 60 flats across nine floors
freeholder
The first respondent is the registered proprietor of the property
agent
as the manager of the building
years
service charges from 2018-2020
outcome
should be reduced by 50% down to £2760
items reduced
should be reduced by 50% down to £2760
total demanded
in the sum of £69,136.85
s20c
it is just and equitable in the circumstances for an order to be made under section 20C
s20
The Tribunal granted dispensation under section 20ZA of the 1985 Act in a decision dated 9th September 2021.

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