LON/00AG/LSC/2024/0255 — service charge decision
In LON/00AG/LSC/2024/0255, decided 11 February 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at Flat 2, St Andrews House, 252 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8JT and found largely for the landlord: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 2, St Andrews House, 252 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8JT
Decision date: 11 February 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works (2022-23) | £2,782.27 | £2,782.27 | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2022-23) | £643.68 | £643.68 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022-23) | £49.95 | £49.95 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2024-25) | £1,080 | £480 | Reduced | Other grounds |
Key passages (verbatim)
“we have no hesitation in concluding that the expenses were reasonably incurred. The old door presented both a security risk and a hazard to the health of occupiers of and visitors to the building.”
“we similarly find that the replacement of the intercom system was a service reasonably incurred, to the benefit of the lessees, being self-evidently an installation that would enhance their security.”
“the replacement of the surrounding door frame and fanlight were necessary adjuncts of the door replacement, and as such were also reasonably incurred, as was the modest provision of ironmongery attached to the door.”
“We also accept the Applicant's evidence that that sum has been determined to be the appropriate amount reasonably required to enable the Applicant to discharge its outgoings for the year 2024-5”
“Albeit that they did not attend to give evidence, and we therefore afford their statements somewhat less weight than would have been the case of witnesses who attend to give evidence in person”
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.