Vita Apartments, 1 Caithness Walk, Croydon, Surrey, CR0 2WD
LON/00AH/LSC/2021/0167 · service charges · Croydon · decided 1 Nov 2021
The Tribunal allowed most of the service charges for 2016/17 to 2021/22 as payable, disallowing a line rental charge of £1,300 and a district heating charge of £5,736, deducting 20% from management fees for poor management, and made a s.20C order limited to £1,000.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Ruskin Square Phase One LLP |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 166 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | 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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- flats n
Vita Apartments is a 26 storey block comprising 166 flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Ruskin Square Phase One LLP
- years
the service charges demanded by the Respondent for the years 2016/7, 2017/8, 2018/9, 2019/20, 2020/21 and estimate for 2021/22
- outcome
with the exception of a line rental charge of £1,300 (year 2020/21) and district heating charge of £5,736 (year 2021/22 estimate) both of which are disallowed
- items reduced
For that reason the Tribunal deducts 20% from each year’s management fee
- s20c
The Tribunal determines that it will make such an order in favour of the Applicant as named above but limited to £1,000.
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