Various Apartments at Ettrick Lodge, 36 The Grove, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 1NH
MAN/00CJ/LSC/2019/0032 · service charges · Newcastle upon Tyne · decided 15 Jul 2020
The tribunal limited the 2017/18 pothole repair charge to £450, disallowed a £410 plus VAT leakage investigation cost, capped the management fee at £150 per apartment per year for 2017/18 to 2019/20, and made a section 20C order.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Places for People Homes Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 46 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees, repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | no order for costs |
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What the decision says
- flats n
There are 46 flats one of which is reserved for a Secretary/Caretaker.
- freeholder
Respondent : [name] for People Homes Limited
- agent
Residential Management Group Limited (“RMG”)
- years
service charge years 2017/18 and 2018/19 and for the advance service charge year 2019/20
- outcome
Therefore the Tribunal determined the reasonable amount to be limited to £450, inclusive of any VAT.
- items reduced
the reasonable management fee should be limited to £150 (inclusive of VAT) per each Applicant
- s20c
Therefore the Tribunal determined that it should make an order under Section 20C of the Act.
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