HAV/00HH/LBC/2025/0631 — service charge decision
In HAV/00HH/LBC/2025/0631, decided 5 July 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 7 disputed service charge items at Lower Ground Floor Flat, 46 Meadfoot Lane, Torquay and reached a mixed result: 6 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Lower Ground Floor Flat, 46 Meadfoot Lane, Torquay
Decision date: 5 July 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
| Other charges | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Other charges | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Estoppel or prior agreement |
Key passages (verbatim)
“Assertions as to other failures of repair have not, in the Tribunal's view been sufficiently particularised or evidenced to enable any finding of breach.”
“no breach of this lease term has occurred as alleged”
“both alterations and additions would need in all cases to be structural in order to fall within the ambit of the clause”
“By reason of the Respondents' admission in relation to a current letting, the Tribunal finds that this clause (2(x)) has been breached.”
“the Respondents have repeatedly advised the Applicant as to items of disrepair in accordance with the requirements of the clause”
“the Tribunal has not heard sufficient evidence to demonstrate that a breach of this clause has 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.