LON/00AP/LSC/2024/0023 — service charge decision
In LON/00AP/LSC/2024/0023, decided 14 October 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 33 disputed service charge items at Magnus Heights, Hampden Road, London, N8 0EL and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Magnus Heights, Hampden Road, London, N8 0EL
Decision date: 14 October 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Altitude Hampden Road Management Company Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2022/23) | £12,350.58 | £12,350.58 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022/23) | £7,142.30 | £7,142.30 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022/23) | £550.85 | £550.85 | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2022/23) | £8,364.89 | £8,364.89 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022/23) | £898.81 | £898.81 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022/23) | £10,687.16 | £10,687.16 | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2022/23) | £1,808.18 | £1,808.18 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2022/23) | £1,066.89 | £1,066.89 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2022/23) | £117.16 | £117.16 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022/23) | £7,887.25 | £7,887.25 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022/23) | £2,004 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Other grounds |
| Reserve fund contributions (2022/23) | £23,027.93 | £23,027.93 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2023/24) | £6,105 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2023/24) | £6,298 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2023/24) | £300 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2023/24) | £637.14 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2023/24) | £1,859 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2023/24) | £2,714.66 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2023/24) | £3,404.77 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2023/24) | £833 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2023/24) | £4,596 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2023/24) | £23,027.93 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2023/24) | £216.48 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2023/24) | £217.20 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2024/25) | £472.46 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2024/25) | £7,940.56 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2024/25) | £14,783.64 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2024/25) | £500 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2024/25) | £9,828.75 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2024/25) | £1,075.88 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2024/25) | £23,027.93 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2024/25) | £577.56 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2024/25) | £317.16 | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal therefore found that this charge was payable and reasonable and made no adjustment to the amount charged by the Respondent.”
“The Tribunal therefore found that this charge was payable and reasonable and made no alteration to the amount claimed by the Respondent.”
“The Tribunal therefore found that this charge was payable and reasonable and made no alteration to the amount charged by the Respondent.”
“The Tribunal therefore found that this charge was payable and reasonable and made no alteration to the amount claimed by the Respondent.”
“The Tribunal therefore found that this charge was payable and reasonable and made no alteration to the amount claimed by the Respondent.”
“The Tribunal therefore found that this charge was payable and reasonable and made no alteration to the amount claimed by the Respondent.”
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.