VARIOUS FLATS AT FABLE APARTMENTS, 261c CITY ROAD, LONDON, EC1V 1AP
LON/00AU/LSC/2019/0246 · service charges · Islington · decided 16 Jan 2020
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal rejected the challenges to insurance, cleaning and the Second Respondent's management fee, but found the First Respondent's 15% management fee unreasonable and set it at £200 per unit per year, and made a section 20C order against the First Respondent.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Canal and River Trust Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 107 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees |
| 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
which comprises 107 flats, 70 of which are held on Shared Ownership leases
- freeholder
City Road Basin Limited was in turn granted a lease by Canal and River Trust Limited
- years
the Applicants are challenging parts of their service charges for the years 2016-2019 inclusive
- outcome
the Applicants’ case against the First Respondent succeeds, and the current charges cannot stand
- items reduced
The Application in respect of the First Defendant’s claimed or estimated management charges succeeds in respect of the years in question
- s20c
a section 20C order is made in favour of the Applicants against the First Respondent
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