Hello
To cut a long story short, I had to go through an FTT process recently which I lost - even though I provided evidence of underhand activities (including invoices which had been forged, etc) undertaken by my Managing Agent. I complied with the FTT decision and paid the service charges specified (they were reduced somewhat, though not nearly as much as they should have been - but I decided to just swallow it and pay rather than go through the process of appealing). HOWEVER, the Managing Agent has now just sent me a bill for £4000+ for his purported legal fees relating to the FTT!!
As part of the FTT ruling, my application for a S20C was refused, but surely I cannot realistically be expected to pay more than £4000 in legal fees?! Can anyone please tell me if there is a cap on such charges? Most of the paperwork for the FTT case was already in existence (copies of the lease, etc) - there is no way any legal work on the FTT would have been anywhere close to this amount.
For background: the property in question is in Newham, London - it is a traditional Victorian family home that has been carved into 4 studio flats. It's a tiny place, yet the service charges per sq ft are more than you would pay for a high-end apartment in Mayfair. He's running a racket, and it's beyond unfair that's he's allowed to get away with this.
The deadline for the FTT appeal has passed, but there may be grounds to apply for an extension - given that the legal fees have just been sent to me?
Any help or advice offered would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much in advance.
To cut a long story short, I had to go through an FTT process recently which I lost - even though I provided evidence of underhand activities (including invoices which had been forged, etc) undertaken by my Managing Agent. I complied with the FTT decision and paid the service charges specified (they were reduced somewhat, though not nearly as much as they should have been - but I decided to just swallow it and pay rather than go through the process of appealing). HOWEVER, the Managing Agent has now just sent me a bill for £4000+ for his purported legal fees relating to the FTT!!
As part of the FTT ruling, my application for a S20C was refused, but surely I cannot realistically be expected to pay more than £4000 in legal fees?! Can anyone please tell me if there is a cap on such charges? Most of the paperwork for the FTT case was already in existence (copies of the lease, etc) - there is no way any legal work on the FTT would have been anywhere close to this amount.
For background: the property in question is in Newham, London - it is a traditional Victorian family home that has been carved into 4 studio flats. It's a tiny place, yet the service charges per sq ft are more than you would pay for a high-end apartment in Mayfair. He's running a racket, and it's beyond unfair that's he's allowed to get away with this.
The deadline for the FTT appeal has passed, but there may be grounds to apply for an extension - given that the legal fees have just been sent to me?
Any help or advice offered would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much in advance.
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