BIR/00FY/LSC/2023/0005 — service charge decision
In BIR/00FY/LSC/2023/0005, decided 1 June 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 31 disputed service charge items at Flats 50 and 70 Park View Court, Bath Street, Nottingham, NG1 1DE and reached a mixed result: 12 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flats 50 and 70 Park View Court, Bath Street, Nottingham, NG1 1DE
Decision date: 1 June 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Barnsdales (formerly Marriotts of Nottingham).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2018) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2018) | £110 | £50 | Reduced | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2019) | £490.37 | £400.19 | Reduced | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Gardening & grounds (2019) | £3,075 | £2,795 | Reduced | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Cleaning (2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Gardening & grounds (2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2020) | £192 | £165.60 | Reduced | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Cleaning (2020) | £2,909.80 | £1,936.80 | Reduced | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Lifts (2020) | £12,576.50 | £8,976 | Reduced | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2020) | £278.88 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2020) | £1,245.63 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Repairs & maintenance (2020) | £1,659 | £60 | Reduced | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Utilities (2020) | £7,036.58 | £5,206.25 | Reduced | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Utilities (2020) | £5,251.01 | £5,251.01 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2020) | £26,165.29 | £15,698.98 | Reduced | Landlord could not evidence the cost, Apportionment error |
| Buildings insurance (2021) | £7,745 | £10,015.20 | Reduced | Apportionment error |
| Repairs & maintenance (2021) | £2,200 | £2,200 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2021) | £2,689 | £2,689 | Allowed in full | — |
| Gardening & grounds (2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Gardening & grounds (2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Gardening & grounds (2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2022) | £1,458 | £1,458 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2020) | £17,750 | £17,750 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2021) | £17,750 | £17,750 | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“We determine that the service charges originally demanded from the Applicant for 2018 are payable.”
“We agree that the 2018 ledger does show a room hire fee of £50.00 on 22 May 2018, but we could not locate a payment of £60.00 in December. We determine that £60.00 in 2018 for room hire was not reasonably incurred.”
“We agree with the Applicant that there is insufficient evidence that £90.18 of the charge for car park costs of £192.00 was in fact incurred and we determine that sum is not reasonably incurred.”
“The ledger in fact supports expenditure of £2,795.00, not £2,550.00 as suggested by the Applicant. We allow that sum but cannot find any support for expenditure of £3,075.00. We determine that £280.00 of the accounts expenditure for this category was not reasonably incurred.”
“The cleaning costs for the years under challenge were, in our view, reasonably incurred.”
“We find the gardening charges challenged in the Scott Schedule for 2019 – 2022 to have been reasonably incurred.”
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.