LON/00AH/LSC/2024/0195 — service charge decision
In LON/00AH/LSC/2024/0195, decided 24 June 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 36 disputed service charge items at 24 Lansdowne Court, Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 2BD and reached a mixed result: 23 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 24 Lansdowne Court, Brighton Road, Purley, CR8 2BD
Decision date: 24 June 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (pre-2019) | £3,021 | £3,021 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2019) | £10,503 | £10,503 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2020) | £1,000 | £1,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019) | £1,750 | £1,750 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2020) | £1,750 | £1,750 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2021) | £1,750 | £1,750 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022) | £1,750 | £1,750 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2023) | £1,750 | £1,750 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2024) | £2,750 | £2,750 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019) | £1,962 | £1,962 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2021) | £1,174 | £1,174 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019) | £264 | £264 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2020) | £36 | £36 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2020) | £221 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost, Not payable under the lease |
| Administration charges (2021) | £911 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost, Not payable under the lease |
| Administration charges (2022) | £473 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost, Not payable under the lease |
| Management fees (2021) | £252 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Management fees (2022) | £613 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Other charges (2019) | £13 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2020) | £10 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2021) | £99 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2022) | £8 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2023) | £197 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2024) | £25 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2021) | £4,213 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Buildings insurance (2022) | £15,349 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Buildings insurance (2023) | £2,422 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2022) | £30 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges (2023) | £54 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Legal & professional costs (2023) | £4,574 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Other charges (2020) | £30 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Legal & professional costs (2019) | £872 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Legal & professional costs (2020) | £360 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Legal & professional costs (2021) | £492 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Legal & professional costs (2022) | £1,840 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Legal & professional costs (2023) | £3,195 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The tribunal determines that the amount payable in respect of pre-2019 service charges is £3,021.00.”
“The tribunal finds that the advance application for payment items and reserve fund items are payable.”
“The tribunal finds that the advance application for payment items and reserve fund items are payable.”
“The tribunal finds that the advance application for payment items and reserve fund items are payable.”
“The tribunal finds that the advance application for payment items and reserve fund items are payable.”
“The tribunal finds that the advance application for payment items and reserve fund items are payable.”
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.