CHI/00MR/LSC/2023/0041 — service charge decision
In CHI/00MR/LSC/2023/0041, decided 17 October 2023, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flat 1 St Helens Mansions, 1-2 St Helens Parade, Southsea and found largely for the leaseholder: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 1 St Helens Mansions, 1-2 St Helens Parade, Southsea
Decision date: 17 October 2023
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Cosgrove's.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2017-18) | £681 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2017) | £620.67 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Administration charges (2018) | £134.34 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
Key passages (verbatim)
“we find that the earlier Court proceedings did include all sums due and owing for service charge year 2018... we do not retain any jurisdiction to determine amounts previously adjudicated upon.”
“we have no details upon which in any event we could determine the reasonableness of the amounts claimed. There are no accounts or invoices to explain how the sums claimed are reached.”
“We dismiss the Applicant's application.”
“The Applicant failed to do this by the said date.”
“The bundle supplied was in two parts called A and B. It did not contain all of the documents as required by the directions or the Tribunal Guidance. Notably it did not contain the Respondents statement of case and evidence.”
“The Applicants did not have a copy of the accounts within their documentation to show how the sums had been made up.”
“The Applicant has not provided copies of the court proceedings which should make clear what was claimed.”
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.