LON/00AM/LSC/2025/0632 — service charge decision
In LON/00AM/LSC/2025/0632, decided 16 July 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at First and Second Floor Flat, 263 Glyn Road, London, E5 0JP and found largely for the leaseholder: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: First and Second Floor Flat, 263 Glyn Road, London, E5 0JP
Decision date: 16 July 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Feldgate Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2022-23) | £6,250 | £3,559.79 | Reduced | Insurance not market tested, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Not payable under the lease |
| Buildings insurance (2023-24) | £6,300 | £2,282.37 | Reduced | Demand formally invalid, Not payable under the lease |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“the Tribunal was satisfied that the Respondents had not discharged the evidential burden placed on them to demonstrate that the significantly higher insurance premium for this year was justified.”
“the Tribunal was satisfied that clause 2(2) in the lease does not require the lessee to pay a service charge contribution for the estimated cost of buildings insurance.”
“Appendix 7 to the Respondents' statement of case is no more than a series of email exchanges with Halpern Insurance, which did not result in an insurance quote being obtained.”
“Appendix 5 is simply an email from Oster Insurance Services dated 22 February 2024 confirming that it carried out a remarketing exercise, but no detail about this was provided.”
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.