BIR/00GL/LSC/2022/0009 — service charge decision
In BIR/00GL/LSC/2022/0009, decided 13 April 2023, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at 24 Wilton Court, Stoke-on-Trent and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 24 Wilton Court, Stoke-on-Trent
Decision date: 13 April 2023
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Mainstay Residential Limited (acquired by FirstPort Property Services in 2020).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works (2022) | £3,860.42 | £3,860.42 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2022) | £1,141.30 | £1,141.30 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2022) | £80 | £0 | conceded | — |
| Other charges (2021-2022) | £5,132.40 | £5,132.40 | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal determines that the (estimated) costs (to be) incurred by the management company for the roof repairs would be reasonably incurred and that the Applicant is liable to pay his proportion of those costs through the service charge.”
“The same principles apply to contributions to any reserve fund maintained by the management company to spread the costs of major works such as roof repairs.”
“Mainstay has indicated its willingness to cancel the charge.”
“the Tribunal determines that the costs included in the demand for £5132.40 would be reasonably incurred and that the Applicant is liable to pay that sum.”
“Mainstay did not raise this issue until it submitted its statement of case dated 3 February 2023, more than two months after its legal representatives were made aware of the application and the Tribunal issued its Directions, naming Mainstay as the Respondent.”
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.