Administration Charges

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  Bhambhani v Willowcourt Management Co (1985) Limited
May 27, 2008

The applicant had covenanted to pay a maintenance charge of £100 or (if higher) 1/10 of the costs of inter alia, lighting, heating, cleaning, repairing, decorating, maintaining, renewing the common parts. However, the obligation was dependent on the landlord’s surveyor issuing a certificate.
  Botteril v Hampstead Garden Suburbs Trust Limited
Jan 22, 2008
The appellant had applied to the LVT for an order varying an estate management scheme.
  Cairns v Circle Residential Management Ltd
Nov 23, 2006
The applicants were the leasehold owners of a property and the freeholder was the respondent. The applicants obtained planning approval for a two storey extension and sought consent from the freeholder. They were told that consent would be conditional on payment of a £115 administration fee and a further £4,000.
  Saleh v Freehold Managers Plc
Oct 20, 2006
The freeholder sought to recover a number of administration charges. The matter had initially been brought in the county court but had been transferred to the LVT.
  Smith v Abbeyladder
Nov 18, 2005
The leaseholder sought her landlord’s permission for various alterations she wanted to make to the property. The landlord purported to agree on the condition that the ground rent be increased, she pay a fee to the landlord’s agents and all his surveyor’s fees.