Service charges
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Gilje and others v Charlgrove Securities Ltd
Landlord providing flat for occupation by resident caretaker – Landlord seeking to charge tenants notional rent in respect of caretaker’s flat – Whether notional rent in respect of caretaker’s flat…
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Fluor Daniel Properties Ltd and others v Shortlands Investments Ltd
Modern commercial block equipped with extensive air-conditioning system – Leases requiring landlord to maintain equipment and to provide air-conditioning and other services – System well maintained and in good working…
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Morgan and others v Stainer
Leases — Residential property — Legal costs — Lease entitling landlord to obtain legal costs incurred in obtaining payment of maintenance contributions from tenants — Dispute concerning long-term management of…
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R v Westminster Magistrates Court, ex parte Westminster City Council
Tenant requesting notice of service expenditure – Managing agent providing summary of relevant costs in purported compliance with section 21 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (as amended) -…
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Southend United Football Club Ltd v Denby and others
84 flats in five blocks initially intended to be disposed of by uniform long leases – Landlord subsequently granting long lease of one block on terms giving rise to shortfall…
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Stapel and others v Bellshore Property Investments Ltd
Tenants objecting to paying service charges relating to whole of building – Extent of obligation to contribute by way of service charges to cost and maintenance of building – Construction…
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Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd v Marks & Spencer plc
Landlord granting lease – Service charge calculated by reference to rateable value – Tenant appealing against rateable value – Landlord calculating service charge by reference to wrong rateable value -…
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Holding & Management Ltd v Property Holding & Investment Trust plc and others
Service charges — Contributions from tenants — Remedial works to block of flats — Expenditure on engineering consultancy fees — Scaffolding and other costs — Whether scheme of remedial work…
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R v London Leasehold Valuation Tribunal, ex parte Daejan Properties Ltd
Tenants challenging reasonableness of service charges already paid to landlord – Leasehold Valuation Tribunal finding it had jurisdiction to determine reasonableness of charges – Landlord challenging tribunal’s decision – Whether…
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Sella House Ltd v Mears
Action for arrears of service charge — Counter-claim for breach of covenant to repair common parts — Defence to counter-claim that tenant caused flooding — Damages awarded on counter-claim –…
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Church Commissioners for England and another v Metroland Ltd
Lease — Construction — Large shopping complex incorporating leisure areas — Defendant tenant acquiring lease for indoor leisure centre — Defendant disputing calculation of service charges — Plaintiff landlord seeking…
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Taber v Macdonald and another
Service charges containing composite charge – Composite charge relating to other properties – Tenant only shown accounts relating to his own property – Whether tenant only entitled to see accounts…