LON/00AG/LBC/2025/0604 — service charge decision
In LON/00AG/LBC/2025/0604, decided 13 July 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 19 disputed service charge items at 12-16 (Even) Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BL and reached a mixed result: 18 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 12-16 (Even) Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BL
Decision date: 13 July 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Warmans 1859 Ltd.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Cleaning | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Cleaning | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Other charges | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Repairs & maintenance | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Other charges | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Other charges (2024-2025) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“the tribunal finds the applicant has failed to prove that the respondent is in breach of the terms of the lease in respect of the items referred to below: Item 1.11 Clause 2(4) – Ponding to (flat) roof.”
“Item 1.2.1 Clause 2(4) and 2(5ii) – Approx 10 floor tiles are cracked to balcony of Flat 41”
“Item 1.2.2 Clause 2(4) 2(5) and 2(5iii) – Decorations to woodwork are degraded and ironmongery deteriorated.”
“Item 1.2.3 Clause 2(4) and 2(5ii) – Two parapet copings are damaged and sealant.”
“Item 1.3.1 Clause 2(4); 2(5) and 2(5iii) – Frames to windows serving the common parts have deteriorated. Timber rotten and warped.”
“Item 1.3.2 Clause 2 (5vi) – Windowpanes in hallway and stairwell are dirty.”
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.