CHI/00ML/LIS/2024/0001 — service charge decision
In CHI/00ML/LIS/2024/0001, decided 8 September 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at Flat 4, 25 Lansdowne Place, Brighton, East Sussex and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 4, 25 Lansdowne Place, Brighton, East Sussex
Decision date: 8 September 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Sawyer & Co (previously Allen Conway Property Services).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2021/2022) | £3,236.60 | £3,236.60 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022/2023) | £3,164.32 | £3,164.32 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2023/2024) | £5,331 | £5,331 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2024/2025) | £7,058.88 | £7,058.88 | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal determines that the service charge for the year 2021/2022 is payable in the sum of £3236.60”
“for 2022/2023 in the sum of £3164.32”
“for the year 2023/2024 in the sum of £5,331”
“for the year 2024/2025 the sum of £7058.88 are all payable by the Respondent. A total of £18,790.80.”
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.