LON/00AA/LSC/2023/0126 — service charge decision
In LON/00AA/LSC/2023/0126, decided 29 July 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at 49 Sir John Lyon House, 8 High Timber Street, London EC4V 3PA and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 49 Sir John Lyon House, 8 High Timber Street, London EC4V 3PA
Decision date: 29 July 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Stirling Estates Management.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2022-23) | £4,859 | £3,674 | Reduced | Insurance not market tested, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Reserve fund contributions (2022-23) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022-23) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: partial.
Key passages (verbatim)
“the tribunal determines that the amount payable in respect of budgeted buildings insurance for the year 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023 is £3,674 for flat 49.”
“The sum sought in respect of the reserves for the year 1 December 2022 to 30 November 2023 is reasonable.”
“The cost of replacing the extraction fans are maintenance expenses within the meaning of Schedule 6 to the lease and recoverable as a service charge.”
“This seems to the tribunal to be surprisingly high in the light of the actual costs for the previous and subsequent years.”
“Mr Armstrong reminded us that that as far as these proceedings are concerned his client complied with every deadline set by the tribunal, in contrast to the Applicant who breached numerous directions leading to one strike out application and an unless order.”
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.