LON/00AC/LSC/2022/0163 — service charge decision
In LON/00AC/LSC/2022/0163, decided 18 May 2023, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flat 9, 41 The Grove, London N3 1QT and found largely for the leaseholder: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 9, 41 The Grove, London N3 1QT
Decision date: 18 May 2023
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Ringleys.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2019) | £2,006.10 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost, No Section 21B summary of rights, Demand formally invalid |
| Other charges (2020) | £1,073.34 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost, No Section 21B summary of rights, Demand formally invalid |
| Other charges (2021) | £376.71 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost, No Section 21B summary of rights |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“We find that the sums which were demanded from the Applicants in the years 2019 and 2020 were not payable for the reasons stated above.”
“We find that the sums which were demanded from the Applicants in the years 2019 and 2020 were not payable for the reasons stated above.”
“The sum for 2021 … is, after allowing for the credit for the year 2018, only £77.21, but again this has not been supported by any documentation.”
“the Respondent has continued, as it did in the year 2018, to disregard the terms of the Lease and the Act and failed to provide any evidence of payment of monies representing service charges for which the Applicants had responsibility.”
“In contrast the Respondent did not provide any documentation prior to the hearing.”
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.