LON/00AM/LSC/2025/1101 — service charge decision
In LON/00AM/LSC/2025/1101, decided 2 June 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at 3a Somerfield Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 2JN and reached a mixed result: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 3a Somerfield Road, Finsbury Park, London N4 2JN
Decision date: 2 June 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2017-2025) | — | — | Reduced | Estoppel or prior agreement, Apportionment error |
| Repairs & maintenance (2025) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2025) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2022) | £3,800 | £250 | Reduced | No Section 20 consultation |
Key passages (verbatim)
“the Respondent should pay one half of all insurance costs from 2016 onwards”
“A charge of £120 on 23 June 2025 for a handrail”
“A charge of £169 on 10 March 2025 for a communal hallway light”
“the amount payable by each of the leaseholders in respect of the roof replacement is currently £250 on the basis that the landlord did not carry out a consultation in accordance with section 20 of the 1985 Act”
“Mr Pask provided an Authorities Bundle although the authorities provided were examples from the tax tribunal, rather than in relation to property. The tribunal prefers to rely on the guidance and decisions as set out below.”
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.