Residents’ Landlord Wins £83k+ In Judgement For Britain’s ‘Most Litigious’ Block
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has decided in favour of landlord, Southall Court (Residents) Ltd, in a service charge dispute concerning roof repairs at a block of 48 flats.
The Leasehold Valuation Tribunal said the building, “...has probably been the subject of more applications to the Tribunal than any other property in the country. In most years since 1999, there has been at least one application of one sort or another to the Tribunal..[and] ..the County Court”.
The Tribunal reminded tenants of a duty to respond to consultations about proposed works. Otherwise, if no objections are received, a landlord has a wide discretion to make reasonable decisions about proposed works. In allowing the appeal for a total service charge contribution of £83,885 plus vat, the Tribunal recommended that “...any future disagreements...be resolved by negotiation rather than litigation..”.
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