CAM/00MX/LSC/2025/0603 — service charge decision
In CAM/00MX/LSC/2025/0603, decided 5 March 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 13 disputed service charge items at 32A Belgrave Road, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 9HN and found largely for the leaseholder: 11 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 32A Belgrave Road, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 9HN
Decision date: 5 March 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Praxis Block Management Limited (current); Urbanpoint Property Management Limited (former).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2019-20) | £90.96 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Management fees (2019-20) | £153 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Buildings insurance (2020-21) | £140.40 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Management fees (2020-21) | £162 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Repairs & maintenance (2020-21) | £655.20 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Buildings insurance (2021-22) | £140 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Management fees (2021-22) | £162 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Other charges (2021-22) | £135 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Buildings insurance (2022-23) | £154.10 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Section 20B 18-month time limit |
| Management fees (2022-23) | £162 | £162 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2023-24) | £134.20 | £74.55 | Reduced | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Management fees (2023-24) | £162 | £162 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2021-22) | £180 | £90 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
Section 20C order: granted. Section 20ZA dispensation: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The premiums for the years ending 2019 to 2023 are not payable by the Applicant as they fall within the period affected by the s.20B decision set out above.”
“The service charges for the management fees for the years ending 2019 to 2022 are not payable by the Applicant as they fall within the period affected by the s.20B decision set out above.”
“The premiums for the years ending 2019 to 2023 are not payable by the Applicant as they fall within the period affected by the s.20B decision set out above.”
“The service charges for the management fees for the years ending 2019 to 2022 are not payable by the Applicant as they fall within the period affected by the s.20B decision set out above.”
“The tribunal determines that the costs of repair and maintenance of the guttering and downpipes is not payable by the Applicant.”
“The premiums for the years ending 2019 to 2023 are not payable by the Applicant as they fall within the period affected by the s.20B decision set out above.”
“It is difficult to see how this could have arisen unless the invoice dated 30 June 2020 was produced after the event, when the 30 June 2021 invoice number and amount was known.”
“the Respondent had repeatedly failed to comply with the Directions of Judge Wyatt dated 24 September 2025 to serve a fully paginated bundle of all documents set out in the Directions in hard copy and electronic copy by 14 November 2025 , producing only a late electronic bundle without the copy application forms and additional documents from the Applicant.”
“The tribunal determines that the unexplained remitttance details in the invoice dated 30 June 2020 cast doubt on the reliability of the Respondent's systems/records in relation to this period.”
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.