BIR/00FY/LIS/2020/0041 — service charge decision
In BIR/00FY/LIS/2020/0041, decided 29 March 2022, the First-tier Tribunal considered 37 disputed service charge items at 6 and 7 Royal Court, Haydn Road, Nottingham and reached a mixed result: 11 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 6 and 7 Royal Court, Haydn Road, Nottingham
Decision date: 29 March 2022
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Blue Property Management UK Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2009) | £1,479 | £1,479 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2009) | £920 | £920 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2009) | £240 | £240 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2009) | £1,057 | £1,057 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2010) | £940 | £940 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2010) | £480 | £480 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2010) | £1,035.38 | £1,035.38 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2010) | £1,244.72 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Cleaning (2011) | £960 | £960 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2011) | £480 | £480 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2011) | £644.90 | £644.90 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2012) | £960 | £960 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2012) | £355 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2012) | £4,380.72 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Cleaning (2013) | £960 | £480 | Reduced | — |
| Other charges (2013) | £480 | £480 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2013) | £1,085 | £450 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Repairs & maintenance (2013) | £175 | £140 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Cleaning (2014) | £960 | £960 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2014) | £480 | £480 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2015) | £960 | £960 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2015) | £480 | £480 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2016) | £960 | £960 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2016) | £81.25 | £18.75 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2016) | £1,497.04 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Cleaning (2017) | £960 | £960 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2017) | £480 | £480 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2017) | £1,080 | £1,080 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2018) | £960 | £960 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2018) | £480 | £480 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2019) | £1,215.42 | £1,215.42 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019) | £480 | £480 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2019) | £3,240 | £3,240 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2019) | £75 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2020) | £1,406 | £1,406 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2019) | £590 | £411.80 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Administration charges (2019) | £552.50 | £374.30 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal finds the electricity charges to have been reasonably incurred and reasonable.”
“The Tribunal does not therefore find that the hourly rates charged by the Management Company for cleaning and ancillary services, to have been unreasonably incurred or unreasonable.”
“The Tribunal does not therefore find that the annual charges for the H&S and Fire Safety Risks assessments to be either unreasonably incurred or unreasonable.”
“2010 – 9 invoices = £1,244.72”
“Labour (hourly rate) 175.00 … Conceded in Scott schedule -£175.00 … Labour (hourly rate) 180.00 … Conceded in Scott schedule -£180.00”
“2012 – 27 invoices - £4,380.72”
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.