HAV/00UR/LIS/2025/0011 — service charge decision
In HAV/00UR/LIS/2025/0011, decided 19 March 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 15 disputed service charge items at 5 Pottle Walk, Wimborne, BH21 2FD and reached a mixed result: 5 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 5 Pottle Walk, Wimborne, BH21 2FD
Decision date: 19 March 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Remus.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2021) | £1,242.14 | £1,242.14 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022) | £1,038.54 | £1,038.54 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2022) | £288.56 | £288.56 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2023) | £1,443.63 | £1,443.63 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2022) | £42 | £42 | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2023) | £432 | £432 | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2023) | £24 | £24 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2023) | £42 | £42 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2023) | £95 | £95 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2021) | £40 | £40 | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2024) | £30 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid |
| Legal & professional costs (2024) | £1,680 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid |
| Administration charges (2024) | £120 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid |
| Legal & professional costs (2024) | £455 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid |
| Legal & professional costs (2024) | £100 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“01.01.21 - Estate Service Charge 01.01.2021 – 31.12.2021 - £1,242.14 … the Tribunal finds that the demands … numbered 1 to 5 and 11 to 15 are payable by the Respondent to the Applicant in the sums claimed.”
“01.01.22 - Estate Service Charge 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022 - £1,038.54 … payable by the Respondent to the Applicant in the sums claimed.”
“01.01.22 - Reserve Fund Charge 01.01.2022 – 31.12.2022 - £288.56 … payable by the Respondent to the Applicant in the sums claimed.”
“01.01.23 - Estate Service Charge 01.01.2023 – 31.12.2023 - £1,443.63 … payable by the Respondent to the Applicant in the sums claimed.”
“12.12.22 - Late Payment Fee – 12.12.2022 - £42.00 … payable by the Respondent to the Applicant in the sums claimed.”
“24.11.23 - PDC Instruction Fee – 24.11.2023 - £432.00 … payable by the Respondent to the Applicant in the sums claimed.”
“The Respondent essentially forcing the Applicant to continue with the claim as a whole when arguably the issues and amount in dispute could have been narrowed at an earlier stage.”
“Under cross examination, the Tribunal found the Respondent to be evasive when questioned about the headings he generally disputed.”
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.