Cost & Risk Estimator
Model your exposure before you file.
A working estimator for two of the hardest-to-price tribunal scenarios: a service charge challenge under s.27A LTA 1985, and a Leasehold 10 challenge to a landlord's s.60 / s.33 costs after a lease extension or collective enfranchisement.
Service charge inputs
Likely reduction band
£28,000 – £70,000
Of £140,000 in dispute · risk weighting 35%
Prep cost
£1,800 – £6,500
Plus £100 application + £200 hearing fee.
Landlord reciprocity: High — apply for s.20C and Schedule 11 para 5A orders.
Documents to review
- Headlease + your lease (full)Defines what costs are recoverable as service charge — Arnold v Britton.
- Service charge demands in disputeTest compliance with s.21B summary + s.47/48 LTA 1987.
- Year-end accounts (3 yrs)Reconcile budgets vs actuals; spot drift.
- Section 20 consultation packNotice of Intention, observations, estimates, Notice of Reasons.
- Two comparable quotesDemonstrate works could have been done for less.
- s.20B 18-month timelineIdentify costs incurred > 18 months before demand without interim notice.
- Managing agent contractFees & whether let on a qualifying long-term agreement.
- Photographs of works/defectsReasonableness of standard under s.19(1)(b).