LON/00AL/LSC/2022/0255 — service charge decision
In LON/00AL/LSC/2022/0255, decided 8 July 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 14 disputed service charge items at 10 West Officer Quarters, Parade Ground Path, London SE18 4BT and reached a mixed result: 8 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 10 West Officer Quarters, Parade Ground Path, London SE18 4BT
Decision date: 8 July 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2015) | £12,677 | — | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2016) | £8,611 | — | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2017) | £7,455 | — | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2018) | £24,027 | — | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2019) | £7,704 | — | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2020) | £15,408 | — | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2021) | £23,958 | — | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2022) | £23,500 | — | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Buildings insurance (2017-2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2021) | £60 | £60 | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges (2022) | £300 | £300 | Allowed in full | — |
| Gardening & grounds (2015-2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2015-2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2015-2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“We consider that an appropriate cost would have been £3600 for the years 2015 to 2019 and £5,400 for the years 2020 to 2022, inclusive of VAT.”
“We consider that an appropriate cost would have been £3600 for the years 2015 to 2019”
“We consider that an appropriate cost would have been £3600 for the years 2015 to 2019”
“We consider that an appropriate cost would have been £3600 for the years 2015 to 2019”
“We consider that an appropriate cost would have been £3600 for the years 2015 to 2019”
“We consider that an appropriate cost would have been £5,400 for the years 2020 to 2022”
“This does not assist the tribunal to understand why the annual cost of its drainage contract is so much higher.”
“Had he considered that the disclosure was not sufficient to permit him to obtain a 'like for like' quotation, he should have raised this earlier, either with the respondent itself and if this did not resolve matters, with the tribunal.”
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.