LON/00AK/LSC/2021/0420 — service charge decision
In LON/00AK/LSC/2021/0420, decided 19 July 2022, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at 3 Geary Court, 24 The Concourse, London N9 0TQ and found largely for the leaseholder: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 3 Geary Court, 24 The Concourse, London N9 0TQ
Decision date: 19 July 2022
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2016-2017) | £1,722.12 | £1,124.77 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2017-2018) | £1,805.16 | £1,356.30 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“for the service charge year 2016-2017, the original sum charged by the Respondent in the sum of £1722.12, should be reduced to £1124.77, requiring the Respondent to credit the Applicant in the sum of £597.35”
“for the service charge year 2017-2018, the original sum charged by the Respondent in the sum of £1805.16, should be reduced to £1356.30, requiring the Respondent to credit the Applicant in the sum of £448.86”
“despite the Tribunal issuing Directions on 8th March 2022, requiring a Statement of Case to be served by the Respondent, it failed to do so. The Tribunal then served a formal notice on the Respondent on 13th May 2022, which again was not complied with. In the event a debarring order was made 31st May 2022, precluding the Respondent from taking any further part in these proceedings.”
“For reasons unexplained, for some reason, that has not happened in the case of the Applicant, and his account remains with the sums originally claimed for those 2 years, in respect of which the Tribunal determined on the evidence that there should be some reductions.”
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.