LON/00AG/LSC/2023/0443 — service charge decision
In LON/00AG/LSC/2023/0443, decided 21 June 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flat 28 St Stephens Close, Avenue Road, London NW8 6DB and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 28 St Stephens Close, Avenue Road, London NW8 6DB
Decision date: 21 June 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Rendall & Rittner.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2021) | £13,014.86 | £13,014.86 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2022) | £180 | £3.96 | Reduced | Not payable under the lease, Other grounds |
Key passages (verbatim)
“the tribunal is satisfied that all of the items forming part of the claim are properly payable in the absence of any credible challenge on the part of the Respondent”
“unpaid reserve fund contributions due on 24 June 2021, 29 September 2021 and 25 December 2021”
“only £3.96 of that amount was payable by the Respondent for the reasons given in a tribunal decision dated 18 August 2023 in relation to Flat 26 within the same block of flats”
“Mr Nassif's challenges in these proceedings have failed on both counts.”
“we do not consider it ideal that we are being asked to determine estimated service charges for 2021 when the actual charges will already have been established a long time ago”
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.