CAM/00MA/LSC/2023/0046 — service charge decision
In CAM/00MA/LSC/2023/0046, decided 11 April 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 5 disputed service charge items at 105 Wordsworth, Bracknell, Berkshire and reached a mixed result: 5 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 105 Wordsworth, Bracknell, Berkshire
Decision date: 11 April 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2020-21) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
| Other charges (2021-22) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
| Other charges (2022-23) | — | — | Reduced | Apportionment error |
| Other charges (2023-24) | — | — | Reduced | Apportionment error |
| Other charges (2024-25) | — | — | Reduced | Apportionment error |
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal finds that the Applicants can be taken to have agreed or admitted the service charges for 2021 and 2022. It therefore has no jurisdiction to determine the service charge for those years, pursuant to Section 27A(4)(a) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.”
“The Tribunal finds that the Applicants can be taken to have agreed or admitted the service charges for 2021 and 2022. It therefore has no jurisdiction to determine the service charge for those years, pursuant to Section 27A(4)(a) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.”
“the Tribunal determines that 5.88% (rounded down from 5.8823%) is a fair proportion for the Property for the service charge years mentioned.”
“the Tribunal determines that 5.88% (rounded down from 5.8823%) is a fair proportion for the Property for the service charge years mentioned.”
“the Tribunal determines that 5.88% (rounded down from 5.8823%) is a fair proportion for the Property for the service charge years mentioned.”
“The Tribunal's view is that the decision is irrational and not one which a reasonable landlord would make. A reasonable landlord would make themselves aware of the sizes of the flats before making, or adopting, a determination and exercising its contractual power under the Lease.”
“The Tribunal is concerned at the dearth of information about flat sizes and the block – that goes to the heart of whether it is rational to clarify before continuing. Lease plans for other flats not produced by the Respondent which would have assisted.”
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.