LON/00/BG/LSC/2023/0100 — service charge decision
In LON/00/BG/LSC/2023/0100, decided 19 April 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 13 disputed service charge items at Endeavour House and Mayflower House, 47 Cuba Street, London E14 and reached a mixed result: 4 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Endeavour House and Mayflower House, 47 Cuba Street, London E14
Decision date: 19 April 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Rendall & Ritter.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2016/2017–2022/2023) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Cleaning (2016/2017) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2017/2018) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2018/2019–2022/2023) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2016/2017) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2017/2018) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2018/2019–2022/2023) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2016/2017–2022/2023) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Lifts (2016/2017) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2017/2018) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2018/2019–2022/2023) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Gardening & grounds (2016/2017–2022/2023) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Works not necessary |
| Utilities (2016/2017–2022/2023) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
Key passages (verbatim)
“the s106 charge is not recoverable under the terms of the any of the applicants' tenancies. This is the result for all versions of the tenancy agreements”
“The service charges claimed from all applicants in respect of cleaning costs for the years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 were payable to Genesis Housing Association, and were reasonably incurred and reasonable in amount.”
“The service charges claimed from all applicants in respect of cleaning costs for the years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 were payable to Genesis Housing Association, and were reasonably incurred and reasonable in amount.”
“The service charges claimed from all applicants in respect of cleaning costs for the years 2018/2019 to 2022/2023 are payable to the respondent. The sums were reasonably incurred and are reasonable in amount.”
“The service charges claimed from all applicants as management costs in relation to the landlord's own costs of management for the years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 were payable to Genesis Housing Association and were reasonably incurred and reasonable in amount.”
“The service charges claimed from all applicants as management costs in relation to the landlord's own costs of management for the years 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 were payable to Genesis Housing Association and were reasonably incurred and reasonable in amount.”
“Unfortunately no such breakdown of the s.106 charge has been supplied for the years which are under consideration.”
“It is also the tenant's case that they have asked on numerous occasions for information on how this charge is calculated, and what it includes, without success.”
“The applicants demonstrably failed to comply with the direction that they serve a detailed schedule of costs in dispute in that they have not specified the amount of costs they dispute for the years 2017-2023 despite the fact that the respondent had supplied them with an estimated costs summary and actual costs summary for both blocks for each year.”
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.