Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) Decisions
Leasehold Valuation Tribunals (LVTs) are convened by the Residential Property Tribunal Service to adjudicate in cases where there is a dispute regarding a leasehold property. Further information on your right to request an LVT is available in this section.
Below is a summary of all LVT rulings between EastendHomes and leaseholders, where tribunals have been convened to date. You can see the full text of the tribunal ruling by clicking on the case reference number (links redirect to an external site).
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Date of Hearing: 09/09/10
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Summary of Decision: The LVT declared all service charges from the years 2008/09, 2009/10 and 2010/11 to be fully payable by the leaseholder, following an admission of liability by the leaseholder.
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Date of Hearing: 26/07/10
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Summary of Decision: The LVT declared, and the leaseholder accepted, that all the charges for the years in question were reasonable and payable.
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Date of Hearing: 19/07/2010
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Summary of Decision: The Tribunal found that the method used for apportioning charges was reasonable. Findings were made on a number of areas, details of which can be found within the report.
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Date of Hearing: 08/02/10
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Summary of Decision: The LVT declared that the service charges for the accounting years 2007-08 were reasonable and payable. EastendHomes received £150 towards costs.
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Date of Hearing: 07/12/09
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Summary of Decision: The leaseholder did not provide any realistic reason why she thought the costs to be unreasonable. The LVT found in favour of EastendHomes and all service charges payable.
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Date of Hearing: 11/06/09
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Summary of Decision: The LVT declared that the overall picture presented of the service charges is one of reasonableness. The Tribunal accepted that not all service charges can be accounted for by EastendHomes in minutiae and having regard to the low level of costs disputed and the disproportionate amount of time that would have to be spent by EeH in accounting for all charges the Tribunal determined the service charges to be reasonable. There were a number of points conceded by EastendHomes and these can be found in the detailed decision by the LVT.
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Date of Hearing: 27/07/09
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Summary of Decision: The LVT declared that they were satisfied that the service charges in dispute by the leaseholder were payable in full.
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Date of Hearing: 15/06/09
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Summary of Decision: An agreement was reached by both parties as EastendHomes accepted that some errors had occurred in the calculation of the service charges in respect of the numbering of the blocks. The incorrect block definitions had been inherited from the Council when EastendHomes became the new landlord. EeH agreed to review method of calculating service charges on the Manchester estates (Island Gardens) and these have now been corrected.
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Date of Hearing: 28/01/09 and 25/02/09
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Summary of Decision: The leaseholder disputed various elements of the service charge. At the hearing the leaseholder agreed that the insurance, communal energy and refuse container hire charges were reasonable. The LVT inspected the estate with the agreement of both parties. The Tribunal concluded that the charges were reasonable and declared that the service charges were to be paid in full.
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