LON/00AN/LSC/2021/0218 — service charge decision
In LON/00AN/LSC/2021/0218, decided 1 November 2021, the First-tier Tribunal considered 13 disputed service charge items at Epirus Mansions, Epirus Road, London SW6 7UJ and reached a mixed result: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Epirus Mansions, Epirus Road, London SW6 7UJ
Decision date: 1 November 2021
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs & maintenance (2018) | £1,080 | £1,080 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2016) | £730 | £730 | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2016) | £120 | £120 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2015) | £9 | £9 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2015) | £480 | £480 | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2015) | £232 | £232 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019) | £450 | £450 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2018) | £420 | £420 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2017) | £815.40 | £815.40 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2016) | £2,640 | £2,640 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2015) | £2,495 | £2,495 | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2016) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Other grounds |
| Legal & professional costs (2021) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Other grounds |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal finds the sum of £1,080 to be payable by the Applicants in the proportions in which they normally pay their service charge”
“Items 2016.5 (£730, cleaning) and 2016.6 (£120, electricity) were agreed by the Applicants and are therefore payable by them”
“Items 2016.5 (£730, cleaning) and 2016.6 (£120, electricity) were agreed by the Applicants and are therefore payable by them”
“Items 2015.4 (sundries: £9) 2015.5 (cleaning: £480) and 2015.6 (Electricity: £232) were not challenged on the grounds of reasonableness”
“Items 2015.4 (sundries: £9) 2015.5 (cleaning: £480) and 2015.6 (Electricity: £232) were not challenged on the grounds of reasonableness”
“Items 2015.4 (sundries: £9) 2015.5 (cleaning: £480) and 2015.6 (Electricity: £232) were not challenged on the grounds of reasonableness”
“there appears to have been a general lack of supervision of the property by the Respondent freeholders and the standard and presentation of the accounting in relation to service charges has been very poor.”
“The major errors made by the Respondent in relation to the roof repairs alone justify the making of the application by the Applicants”
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.