HAV/24UN/LSC/2025/0663 — service charge decision
In HAV/24UN/LSC/2025/0663, decided 24 June 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flats 1–8 Chilworth Heights, Chilworth Drove, Southampton, SO16 7JH and reached a mixed result: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flats 1–8 Chilworth Heights, Chilworth Drove, Southampton, SO16 7JH
Decision date: 24 June 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Rendall & Rittner.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2020-2025) | £47,177 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Legal & professional costs (2020-2025) | £37,288 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Reserve fund contributions (2020-2025) | £15,000 | £16,093 | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal finds that the tankerage costs for foul water removal fall outside of the service charge provisions and are irrecoverable by the Respondent.”
“The Tribunal finds that the professional fees incurred by the Respondent in relation to the tankerage issue, the Nattadon claim…the investigation of alternative means of drainage are all outside the scope of the service charge provisions and are irrecoverable.”
“The Tribunal finds that the amount of the additional reserve fund required during the next seven years is £16,093. This is an annual equivalent over seven years of £2,298.92 or £287.36 per flat.”
“the Tribunal is concerned that it was only during questioning from the Tribunal that it emerged that many of the entries in the Brawdia PPM were no longer relevant. This should have been made clear in Mr Winter's witness statement.”
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.