LON/00AG/LSC/2025/1009 — service charge decision
In LON/00AG/LSC/2025/1009, decided 6 March 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flat 2, First Floor, 56 Canfield Gardens, London NW6 3EB and reached a mixed result: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 2, First Floor, 56 Canfield Gardens, London NW6 3EB
Decision date: 6 March 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Warwick Estates Property Management Ltd.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs & maintenance (2025) | £240 | £60 | Reduced | Apportionment error |
| Repairs & maintenance (2025) | £250 | £62.50 | Reduced | Apportionment error |
| Repairs & maintenance (2025) | £1,500 | £375 | Reduced | Apportionment error |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“£240 for leak investigation (March 2025) … the Applicant's contribution could only be 25%”
“£250 for exterior brickwork repairs (May 2025) … the Applicant's contribution could only be 25%”
“£1,500 for communal ceiling redecoration (June 2025) … the Applicant's contribution could only be 25%”
“However, this would have meant that the Respondent should not have done the work at all, let alone that the expenditure would not be recoverable within the service charge.”
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.