CAM/00MF/LIS/2022/0018 — service charge decision
In CAM/00MF/LIS/2022/0018, decided 8 December 2023, the First-tier Tribunal considered 20 disputed service charge items at 6 Pearlville Court, 441 Reading Road, Winnersh, Wokingham and reached a mixed result: 12 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 6 Pearlville Court, 441 Reading Road, Winnersh, Wokingham
Decision date: 8 December 2023
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Urbanpoint Property Management Company Limited (UPM).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening & grounds (2017) | £2,968 | £1,406 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Gardening & grounds (2018) | £3,319 | £1,412 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Gardening & grounds (2019) | £4,741 | £1,418 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Gardening & grounds (2020) | £4,455 | £1,419 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Gardening & grounds (2021) | £4,356 | £1,420 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Management fees (2021) | £336 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Buildings insurance (2016) | £1,440.41 | £1,440.41 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2017) | £1,519 | £1,519 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2018) | £1,577 | £1,577 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2019) | £1,715 | £1,715 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2020) | £1,847 | £1,847 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2021) | £2,320 | £2,320 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2022) | £4,274 | £4,274 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022) | £4,342 | £4,342 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2018) | — | £322.80 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Repairs & maintenance (2019) | — | £408 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Repairs & maintenance (2020) | £360 | £144 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022) | — | £1,440 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022) | £950 | £472.80 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Poor standard of work |
| Administration charges | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“the costs incurred during that period were not reasonably incurred … 2017 - £1406; 2018 - £1412; 2019 - £1418; 2020 - £1419, 2021 - £1420”
“the costs incurred during that period were not reasonably incurred … 2018 - £1412”
“the costs incurred during that period were not reasonably incurred … 2019 - £1418”
“the costs incurred during that period were not reasonably incurred … 2020 - £1419”
“the costs incurred during that period were not reasonably incurred … 2021 - £1420”
“the service charge of £336 incurred in y/e 2021 for the managing agents consulting on the gardening question were not reasonable and payable”
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.