LON/00AG/LSC/2024/0254 — service charge decision
In LON/00AG/LSC/2024/0254, decided 7 February 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Carlow House, Carlow Street, London NW1 7BS and found largely for the leaseholder: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Carlow House, Carlow Street, London NW1 7BS
Decision date: 7 February 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Carlow House RTM Co Ltd.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities (2022) | £49,737 | £29,872.36 | Reduced | Duplication of charges |
| Utilities (2022) | — | — | Withdrawn | — |
| Major works (2022) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Other grounds |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal worked through the table which showed that 8 invoices had been duplicated to a total of £19,864.64. The Respondent agreed that there was double counting of the electricity charges to the sum of £19,864.64.”
“At the hearing the Applicants decided not to pursue this part of the application. Therefore the tribunal makes no determination on this claim.”
“The tribunal determines that no service charges are payable for the roof works demanded in 2022... no service charges can be demanded for works which were required before the practical completion certificate. This completion certificate was not provided until July 2022.”
“It is not sufficient for the Respondent to assert that these are maintenance works. It has provided no evidence and in the absence of any evidence, the tribunal considers that all of the works, or at least the overwhelming majority of the works must have been done in order to enable the provision of the practical completion certificate.”
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.