Eldon Court & Halyards Court, Romford, Essex, RM1 3JT: LON/00AR/LCP/2019/0010 LON/00AR/LCP/2019/0010
DECISION
[22]The Tribunal determines to reduce the costs of the Applicant to £3,837.60[23]The Tribunal determines to order the reimbursement of the Tribunal fee. The reasons for the decision of the Tribunal[24]The Tribunal accepts that the matter was more complex than a standard RTM application and that the charging rate of the principal solicitor at £275 per hour was reasonable.[25]It however considers that the time spent on the matter was excessive considering the level of seniority and expertise of the solicitor. It therefore reduces the time spent on instructions, review of notice and counter notice and review of documents and preparation of counter-notice to 420 minutes.[26]The Tribunal considers the disbursements reasonable costs.[27]The Tribunal determines that the Tribunal fee should be reimbursed on the basis of the case law provided.[28]The Tribunal considers that the management fees are a reasonable charge but has reduced the attendances to 300 minutes on the basis that the managing agents took an active role in the matter.[29]The total chargeable hours are therefore 12 x £275 per hour. The disbursements and the management fee remain the same. Name: Judge Carr Date: 19th November 2019 Rights of appeal By rule 36(2) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013, the tribunal is required to notify the parties about any right of appeal they may have. If a party wishes to appeal this decision to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), then a written application for permission must be made to the First-tier Tribunal at the regional office which has been dealing with the case. The application for permission to appeal must arrive at the regional office within 28 days after the tribunal sends written reasons for the decision to the person making the application. If the application is not made within the 28 day time limit, such application must include a request for an extension of time and the reason for not complying with the 28 day time limit; the tribunal will then look at such reason(s) and decide whether to allow the application for permission to appeal to proceed, despite not being within the time limit. The application for permission to appeal must identify the decision of the tribunal to which it relates (i.e. give the date, the property and the case number), state the grounds of appeal and state the result the party making the application is seeking. If the tribunal refuses to grant permission to appeal, a further application for permission may be made to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).