LON/00AC/LSC/2022/0299 — service charge decision
In LON/00AC/LSC/2022/0299, decided 15 June 2023, the First-tier Tribunal considered 5 disputed service charge items at 267 Sydney Road, London N10 2NT and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 267 Sydney Road, London N10 2NT
Decision date: 15 June 2023
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Barnet Homes.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works (2018-19/2019-20) | — | £7,512.71 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2018-19) | £555.10 | £555.10 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019-20) | £594.60 | £594.60 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2018-19) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2018-19) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The tribunal determines that the amount payable in respect of the major works is £7,512.71.”
“The tribunal determines that the amount payable in respect of routine service charges for the year 2018 – 2019 is £555.10”
“for the service charge year 2019 – 2020 is £594.60”
“The charge for management is at the low end of the scale for management fees”
“the insurance charges are very reasonable”
“The Applicant is demanding a level of detail that is unrealistic and disproportionate and is likely not to exist in any useful form. Her approach appears to be that the Respondent must demonstrate to the last penny that the sums are reasonable and payable. That is not the approach of the tribunal. The Applicant must provide evidence that the charges demanded are not reasonable. She has failed to do this. Instead she asserts that they have provided insufficient information.”
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.