LVT/0004/05/22: 4 Rumney Walk, Cwmbran
| Judgement Number | LVT/0004/05/22 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Date | 20 March 2023 |
| Court | Leasehold Valuation Tribunals |
| Subject Matter | Section 27A |
| Applied Rules | Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 |
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Y Tribiwnlys Eiddo Preswyl
Residenal Property Tribunal Service (Wales)
email: rpt@gov.wales
Ref: LVT/0004/05/22
In the maer of: 4 Rumney Walk, Cwmbran, Torfaen, NP44 8RB
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, S.27A
Appellant: John Bodinham
as executor of R.C. Bodinham (deceased)
Respondent: Bron Afon Community Housing Limited
Tribunal members: Judge Shepherd
Roger Baynham FRICS
Sue Hurds
DECISION AND REASONS OF LEASEHOLD VALUATION TRIBUNAL
1. In this case the Applicant, John Bodinham, acng as executor for R.C Bodinham
deceased (“his late mother”) seeks a determinaon pursuant to secon 27A of the
Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. The Respondents are Bron Afon Community Housing
limited. They are the freeholders of the premises at 4 Rumney Walk, Cwmbran, Gwent,
NP44 8RB (“The premises”) the Estate of R.C. Bodinham are the leaseholders. In his
applicaon Mr Bodinham challenges service charges paid by the Respondents at the
premises between the years 2010 unl the current date. He states the following in his
applicaon:
2. My mother brought the at in a right to buy in 1981 from Cwmbran Development
Corporaon. She paid an addional amount as a one-o payment not to pay any
service charges in perpetuity. No payments made for service charges or insurance by
CDC or Torfaen when the estate passed to them in 2009 i.e.28 years. That is not the
case for other leaseholders. I can recall vividly as I had just qualied as a surveyor my
mother asked me should I pay the one-o payment in lieu service charge. I said yes as
major repairs would occur when you are rered and can least aord it.
3. In a document aached to his applicaon Mr Bodinham said he had inspected the
lease for the premises aer his mother’s death. He asked Barry Gawthorpe a senior
partner of Gwyn Hughes in Aberavon to inspect the lease. His report states the
following:
I conrm that I've been asked by John Bodinham to inspect two documents
namely a document that appears to be an original lease dated the 18th March
1981 between Cwmbran Development Corporaon and Mrs RC Bodinham and
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