Wilbury House,Church Street, Crawley, RH11 7BG
CHI/45UE/LSC/2023/0010 · service charges · Crawley · decided 10 Aug 2023
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the urgent electrical earthing works were reasonably incurred and recoverable under the lease, but because no section 20 consultation was carried out, the landlord can recover only £250 per leaseholder, and the landlord cannot add its costs of the proceedings to the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Bowlwonder Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 4 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2022 |
| Items in dispute | repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | repairs and maintenance |
| 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
a small purpose built block of flats with four flats in total
- freeholder
The freeholders of the premises are Bowlwonder Limited
- years
The service charges challenged by the Applicants were incurred in 2022
- outcome
as things stand the Respondents can only recover £250 per leaseholder for the work.
- items reduced
as things stand the Respondents can only recover £250 per leaseholder for the work.
- s20c
The Tribunal will exercise its discretion under s.20C Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 preventing the Respondents from recovering any costs of these proceedings via the service charge.
- s20
It does not appear that there was any consultation carried out under s.20 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
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