CHI/00HE/LSC/2022/0084 — service charge decision
In CHI/00HE/LSC/2022/0084, decided 25 February 2023, the First-tier Tribunal considered 8 disputed service charge items at 16 Connoc Close, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3UY and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 16 Connoc Close, Liskeard, Cornwall, PL14 3UY
Decision date: 25 February 2023
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening & grounds (2021-22) | £966.08 | £966.08 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2021-22) | £144.91 | £144.91 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2021-22) | £1,247.23 | £1,247.23 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2021-22) | £657.02 | £657.02 | Allowed in full | — |
| Gardening & grounds (2022-23) | £996.24 | £996.24 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022-23) | £60.24 | £60.24 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2022-23) | £158.47 | £158.47 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2022-23) | £1,247.23 | £1,247.23 | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal finds that the disputed variable service charges were for the costs of the Respondent's services for maintaining the estate rather than the property.”
“The Applicant has raised no challenges to the costs incurred by the Respondent in connection with its maintenance responsibilities for the estate.”
“A provision is also included to recover the asset replacement costs for the communal play area.”
“In the year ended 4 April 2022 the service charge comprised £966.08 for gardening, administration fee of 15 per cent equating to £144.91, a provision of £1,247.23 and a deficit of £657.02 on the 2020 Accounts making a total of £3,015.24”
“The Tribunal decides that the Applicants case has no prospect of success.”
“It is not for the Tribunal to raise issues which do not form part of the Applicants' case.”
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.