LON/00AH/LSC/2021/0393 — service charge decision
In LON/00AH/LSC/2021/0393, decided 8 June 2022, the First-tier Tribunal considered 12 disputed service charge items at 154 Sylvan Road, London SE19 2SA and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 154 Sylvan Road, London SE19 2SA
Decision date: 8 June 2022
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Concept Property Management.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning (2018/2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2019/2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2018/2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019/2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2018/2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2019/2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2018/2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2019/2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2018/2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2019/2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2018/2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2019/2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The tribunal finds these costs incurred in the periods 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 are reasonable and payable by the applicant.”
“The tribunal finds these costs incurred in the periods 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 are reasonable and payable by the applicant.”
“The tribunal finds the costs of refuse collection (incorporated into the cleaning costs) for the periods 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 are reasonable and payable by the applicant.”
“The tribunal finds the costs of refuse collection (incorporated into the cleaning costs) for the periods 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 are reasonable and payable by the applicant.”
“The tribunal finds the costs of insurance for the periods 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 are reasonable and payable.”
“The tribunal finds the costs of insurance for the periods 2018/2019 and 2019/2020 are reasonable and payable.”
“the applicant's bundle of documents with an extended Schedule of items in dispute was served on a few days before the hearing thereby disadvantaging the respondent.”
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.