HAV/00LC/LSC/2025/0806 — service charge decision
In HAV/00LC/LSC/2025/0806, decided 10 August 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 6 disputed service charge items at 14, 26 Starboard Crescent, Chatham, Kent and reached a mixed result: 6 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 14, 26 Starboard Crescent, Chatham, Kent
Decision date: 10 August 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Pembroke Property Management Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration charges (2025) | £90 | £50 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Legal & professional costs (2025) | £90 | £50 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2025) | £30 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2025) | £110 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Legal & professional costs (2025) | £185 | £30 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2025) | £5.24 | — | Reduced | Other grounds |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“"Administration Charge" to £50”
“"Legal Review Fee" to £50”
“the costs of a "referral fee" (£110) and a "Land Registry Fee" (£30) are unreasonably incurred.”
“the costs of a "referral fee" (£110) and a "Land Registry Fee" (£30) are unreasonably incurred.”
“"Maybeck LBA" to £30”
“Late Payment Interest shall be recalculated accordingly.”
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.