The applicants applied for a determination under s27A of their obligation to pay service charges for various years since 1998. They alleged that the costs had been increased due to the delay and past neglect of the landlord in carrying out repairing works.
The application ultimately failed for want of evidence. The LVT had given a direction to the effect that the applicants should set out the amount by which they alleged the neglect had caused the costs to rise. They had failed to do so. The applicants had been told of the need for expert evidence, but had failed to secure any. The LVT was able to make some reductions for previous disrepair, but only on the basis of concessions made by the freeholder.
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