HAV/00LC/LSC/2025/0647 — service charge decision
In HAV/00LC/LSC/2025/0647, decided 15 December 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at 10 The Hamptons, Pier Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 1FJ and found largely for the leaseholder: 4 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 10 The Hamptons, Pier Road, Gillingham, Kent ME7 1FJ
Decision date: 15 December 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: AM Surveying & Block Management (AMSBM).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & professional costs (2023-24) | £705.90 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Legal & professional costs (2024-25) | £554.12 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Administration charges (2024-25) | £42 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
| Administration charges (2024-25) | £120 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“the Applicant is not liable to pay the Legal Costs in the sum of £705.90 demanded on 26 February 2024, nor those in the sum of £554.12 demanded on 3 January 2025.”
“the costs demanded on 3 January 2025 were incurred in the ongoing instruction of the Respondent's solicitors in relation to the NHBC Warranty Claim… the Respondent cannot rely upon the exception under the BSA 2022, Sch. 8 para. 9(1A)”
“Having regard for the fact that the principal reason for the Applicant not paying the outstanding sum was because the Respondent sought to recover a sum we have determined it was not entitled to, we find that the Late Payment Fee is not payable.”
“there was no evidence in the Hearing Bundle of action taken by the Respondent's solicitors. Consequently, we find that neither the Late Payment Fee nor the Solicitor Referral Fee are payable by the Applicant.”
“We were informed that the Respondent has not held an Annual General Meeting for several years in breach of the relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2006. We make no finding on that, but we record our significant concerns if that is the 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.