LON/00AK/LCP/2024/0603 — service charge decision
In LON/00AK/LCP/2024/0603, decided 24 February 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at Antlia Court, 57 Hadley Road, Enfield and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Antlia Court, 57 Hadley Road, Enfield
Decision date: 24 February 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & professional costs | £2,887.20 | £2,137.20 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Other grounds |
| Other charges | £16.20 | £16.20 | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“we do not consider that there was any ambiguity in the Respondent's email dated 4 January 2024; it clearly states that they intended to withdraw the notice 'now' i.e. with immediate effect. Consequently the Respondents are not liable for any costs incurred after that date (section 89(2) of the 2002 Act). This reduces the chargeable time recoverable to 4 hours.”
“VAT is payable on the Land Registry fee in the sum of £16.20 pursuant to the case of Brabners LLP v HMRC [2017] UKFTT TC 06093”
“It is unclear why VAT would be chargeable and recoverable interpartes on the sole disbursement being the Land Registry fee, and we disallow this cost.”
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.