HAV/21UD/LDC/2025/0669-0670 — service charge decision
In HAV/21UD/LDC/2025/0669-0670, decided 9 December 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at Sandrock Hall, The Ridge, Hastings TN34 2RB and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Sandrock Hall, The Ridge, Hastings TN34 2RB
Decision date: 9 December 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Sandrock Hall RTM Company Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works | £4,450 | £4,450 | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works | £8,600 | £8,600 | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused. Section 20ZA dispensation: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The water ingress works were self-evidently urgent and the alternatives suggested by Mr Caldwell seem inadequate.”
“the fire compartmentation works were long overdue. The lack of any enforcement notice from any competent authority, such as the local council or the fire brigade, does not change this.”
“In the case of Mr Caldwell, he was emailed just the day before the works were scheduled to start. The Applicant said that this was an oversight but no objections from Mr Caldwell were received at the time.”
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.