CHI/00HN/LIS/2021/0007 — service charge decision
In CHI/00HN/LIS/2021/0007, decided 17 June 2021, the First-tier Tribunal considered 8 disputed service charge items at 14B Solent Gardens, Freshwater, Isle of Wight and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 14B Solent Gardens, Freshwater, Isle of Wight
Decision date: 17 June 2021
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning (2018/19) | £335.32 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2019/20) | £360.90 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2018/19) | £177.43 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2019/20) | £181.69 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2020/21) | £184.78 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2018/19) | £865.69 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019/20) | £880.04 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2020/21) | £918.84 | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal does not consider that charges in this amount are wholly unreasonable or disproportionate, taking into account the infrastructure costs carried by Nviro as a large contractor, including insurances, travel time, equipment and staffing costs.”
“The Tribunal does not consider that charges in this amount are wholly unreasonable or disproportionate, taking into account the infrastructure costs carried by Nviro as a large contractor, including insurances, travel time, equipment and staffing costs.”
“The Tribunal considers in its broad experience that such charges for management of a block of this size and type are not wholly unreasonable.”
“The Tribunal considers in its broad experience that such charges for management of a block of this size and type are not wholly unreasonable.”
“The Tribunal considers in its broad experience that such charges for management of a block of this size and type are not wholly unreasonable.”
“the amounts demanded in 2018/19, 2019/20 and 2020/21, to be within the provisions of the Lease and for the reasons as indicated above, to be reasonable and payable.”
“the Tribunal does note that in the past there appear to have been somewhat arbitrary re-charging arrangements, and accepts that some historic under-charging may have occurred.”
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.