CAM/26UC/LSC/2022/0008 — service charge decision
In CAM/26UC/LSC/2022/0008, decided 25 August 2022, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at 21 Evans Wharf and 105 and 112 Stephenson Wharf, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire and found largely for the landlord: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 21 Evans Wharf and 105 and 112 Stephenson Wharf, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Decision date: 25 August 2022
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Crabtree PM Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve fund contributions (2020-21) | £327.10 | £327.10 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2021-22) | £934 | £607 | Reduced | Other grounds |
| Reserve fund contributions (2022-23) | £134,000 | £135,000 | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“April 2020 to March 2021 - £327.10 … Those sums are reasonable and payable.”
“April 2021 to March 2022 - £607 … Those sums are reasonable and payable.”
“the proposed sum for all leaseholders (not just these applicants) for the year April 2022 to March 2023, given as £135,000 in the service charge budget [p.288] is also reasonable.”
“With hindsight, and having considered the published guidance on the issue of hearing evidence over video link from a witness abroad, it may have been procedurally incorrect to hear that evidence in that manner, notwithstanding the clear practical sense of doing so. That is not because of any prejudice caused to the Applicants, but rather as a matter of international diplomatic protocol.”
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.