LON/00AG/LSC/2021/0136 — service charge decision
In LON/00AG/LSC/2021/0136, decided 24 August 2021, the First-tier Tribunal considered 7 disputed service charge items at 103D Greencroft Gardens, London NW6 3PE and reached a mixed result: 7 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 103D Greencroft Gardens, London NW6 3PE
Decision date: 24 August 2021
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: George Kyriacou.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities (2015) | £100 | £13.82 | Reduced | Apportionment error, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Utilities (2016) | £200 | £127.86 | Reduced | Apportionment error, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Utilities (2017) | £250 | £36.83 | Reduced | Apportionment error, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Utilities (2018) | £250 | £87.74 | Reduced | Apportionment error, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Utilities (2019) | £250 | £99.68 | Reduced | Apportionment error, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Utilities (2020) | £200 | £107.35 | Reduced | Apportionment error, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Management fees (2020) | £250 | £50 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The tribunal has calculated the electricity charges for the period in dispute as per the schedule below. The applicant is required to pay only those charges and is entitled to a reimbursement of any excess service charges he has paid. He is not required to pay the charges for late payment.”
“Drawing upon the bills provided the tribunal has calculated the electricity charges for the period in dispute as per the schedule below.”
“He is not required to pay the charges for late payment.”
“The tribunal was able to match the electricity bills to the sums highlighted by the tenant for 2015, 16 and 17. However the figures that extracted for 2018, 19 and 20 varied slightly.”
“Drawing upon the bills provided the tribunal has calculated the electricity charges for the period in dispute as per the schedule below.”
“He is not required to pay the charges for late payment.”
“The respondent has failed to comply with these requirements of the lease. He has also incurred charges as a result of late payment of the account.”
“Whilst the tribunal has read the response of the respondent carefully it does not address the key issues of payability under the lease and particularly the requirements of an interim charge with any surplus being credited to the tenant's account.”
“The tribunal also notes that he has provided a very poor service in relation to the electricity charges and in relation to the service charge demands.”
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.