BIR/00FN/LLD/2021/0004 — service charge decision
In BIR/00FN/LLD/2021/0004, decided 13 August 2021, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at Flat 1, Granby Buildings, 41 Granby Street, Leicester and reached a mixed result: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 1, Granby Buildings, 41 Granby Street, Leicester
Decision date: 13 August 2021
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Philip Fisher LLP.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2019/20) | £527.97 | £527.97 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019/20) | £702.76 | £350 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Administration charges (2019/20) | £125 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
| Legal & professional costs (2019/20) | £70 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The sum for the insurance can be shortly disposed of, as the Tribunal did not adjust that figure at all and so it falls to be paid.”
“the findings of the Tribunal in the schedule for 2019/20 (excluding the insurance line) represents 59% of the sums asserted by the Claimant, and only 44% of the comparable estimate for the year … on account payment should have been broadly half what was demanded and the justice of the situation would warrant £350.”
“the Tribunal extinguishes the Administration fees in so far as they relate to the litigation costs of the proceedings before it.”
“the claims for administration charges in the sum of £125.00 and court fees in the sum of £70.00 are each dismissed.”
“there was a general want of detail in the Claimant's response to issues raised by the Defendant, which were only fully resolved after the first hearing was listed on 1st April 2021 and new direction given.”
This summary is assembled from the structured record of the published decision; amounts appear only where the tribunal stated them. Always rely on the full decision itself.