LON/00AO/LDC/2024/0653 & others — service charge decision
In LON/00AO/LDC/2024/0653 & others, decided 4 July 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at 70A Kirkton Road, London, N15 5EY and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 70A Kirkton Road, London, N15 5EY
Decision date: 4 July 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2023) | £309.46 | £309.46 | Allowed in full | Demand formally invalid |
| Buildings insurance (2024) | £368.16 | £368.16 | Allowed in full | Demand formally invalid |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal is satisfied that the sums demanded by the Applicant in respect of buildings insurance are reasonable and in principle payable pursuant to Clause 1 of the original lease.”
“The schedule of insurance from 2024 indicates that the Applicant insured against all the perils he was obliged to insure against pursuant to Clause 5(2) of the original lease. There were consequently no grounds on which the Respondent could refuse payment subject to a proper demand being sent.”
“There is insufficient evidence to support the contention that the condition of the Respondent's flat amounts to a breach of clause 4(1) of the lease due to a risk of fire damage. Save in the most obvious of cases in our view some expert evidence from a building safety expert as to the presence of such a hazard would be required to prove this, or at least some confirmation as to the existence of a fire hazard from the London Fire Brigade or the relevant local authority.”
“However the demands do not comply with the requirements of the Service Charges (Summary of Rights and Obligations and Transitional Provisions)(England) Regulations 2007”
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.