CAM/38UD/LSC/2025/0628 — service charge decision
In CAM/38UD/LSC/2025/0628, decided 13 April 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flat 3, Faringdon Court, Cholsey, Wallingford OX10 9GE; Flat 4, Hermitage Court, Cholsey, Wallingford OX10 9GE; Flats 14 and 15, Hermitage Court, Cholsey, Wallingford OX10 9GE and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 3, Faringdon Court, Cholsey, Wallingford OX10 9GE; Flat 4, Hermitage Court, Cholsey, Wallingford OX10 9GE; Flats 14 and 15, Hermitage Court, Cholsey, Wallingford OX10 9GE
Decision date: 13 April 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Cholsey Meadows Management Company Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works (2025) | £2,836.27 | £2,836.27 | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2025) | £2,836.27 | £2,836.27 | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2025) | £1,418.13 | £1,418.13 | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused. Section 20ZA dispensation: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“We find therefore the demands sent out to the Leaseholders on 3 December 2024 requiring Ms Gibson to pay £2,836.27 for flat 14 and £2,836.27 for flat 15, Mr Day to pay £2,836.27 for flat 4 and Mr Davidson to pay £1,418.13 for flat 3 are properly payable, relating to sums reasonably incurred and reasonable in amount.”
“Mr Day to pay £2,836.27 for flat 4 … are properly payable, relating to sums reasonably incurred and reasonable in amount.”
“Mr Davidson to pay £1,418.13 for flat 3 are properly payable, relating to sums reasonably incurred and reasonable in amount.”
“The Freeholder should be entitled to recover costs incurred as part of a future service charge, however it may wish to consider before doing so whether the error in overlooking the Leaseholders' obligations of repair and assuming them to be Freeholder obligations is something which should or could be discussed with those managing agents advising at the time.”
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.