CAM/00MD/LSC/2022/0004 — service charge decision
In CAM/00MD/LSC/2022/0004, decided 24 October 2022, the First-tier Tribunal considered 7 disputed service charge items at 7 Crossways, Windsor Road, Slough SL1 2NE and reached a mixed result: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 7 Crossways, Windsor Road, Slough SL1 2NE
Decision date: 24 October 2022
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Remus Management Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2019-20) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2019-20) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2019-20) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2019-20) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
| Cleaning (2020-21) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
| Other charges (2022) | £390.09 | £390.09 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2022) | — | £0 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal determines that the service charge demands for the year ending 31st July 2020 were reasonable and payable by the Applicant to the Respondent.”
“The budget for electricity in the year to 31st July 2020 was £11,500 and the actual expenditure was £38,836.97.”
“The Budget for the lifts' maintenance was £3,000.00 but the actual expenditure was £8,573.00. this actual figure includes the quarterly maintenance visits plus all call outs and repairs to the lifts.”
“A determination having been made for these actual costs, this Tribunal cannot by reason of section 27A (4)(c) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 make any further determination.”
“a determination having been made, pursuant section 27A (4)(c) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 this Tribunal cannot make any further determination for those years.”
“In the absence of evidence to the contrary the Tribunal finds that due to the inefficiency of the system the cost of gas at the boiler doubles by the time it reaches the meter at the flat and that the Respondent did incur the costs as recorded in the invoices claimed.”
“the Tribunal agrees that Data Energy should have given the Leaseholders notice of the increase and therefore determines that the Quarterly Administration fee for the billing period 1st November 2021 to 31st January 2022 of £15.50 is unreasonable and should not be charged.”
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.