CAM/00KF/LIS/2025/0013 — service charge decision
In CAM/00KF/LIS/2025/0013, decided 10 February 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at 196A Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex and reached a mixed result: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 196A Hamlet Court Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex
Decision date: 10 February 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2020) | £170.96 | £170.96 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2021) | £172.36 | £172.36 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2022) | £203.15 | £203.15 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges | £515 | £0 | conceded | Demand formally invalid |
Key passages (verbatim)
“both as a matter of construction and applying s.19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 the Tribunal finds the costs of insurance payable as claimed.”
“both as a matter of construction and applying s.19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 the Tribunal finds the costs of insurance payable as claimed.”
“both as a matter of construction and applying s.19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 the Tribunal finds the costs of insurance payable as claimed.”
“the Applicant concedes in its statement of case that it did not demand them in accordance with the requirements of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002”
“The material provided to the Tribunal is not particularly easy to follow (the accounts refers to expenditure that is not sought from the Applicant and it appears never was)”
“the Applicant in this case has filed a rudimentary Defence, no statement of case in the Tribunal and no witness statement and has not attended the hearing to help the Tribunal understand his case.”
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.