Decision summary

LON/00AQ/LSC/2021/0053 — service charge decision

In LON/00AQ/LSC/2021/0053, decided 6 May 2022, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at 170 Headstone Drive, North Harrow, Middlesex and found largely for the leaseholder: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.

Property: 170 Headstone Drive, North Harrow, Middlesex
Decision date: 6 May 2022
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK

What was challenged and what the tribunal decided

ItemDemandedAllowedOutcomeGrounds
Management fees (2017/18)£139.16£0Disallowed entirelyNot payable under the lease
Management fees (2018/19)£141.25£0Disallowed entirelyNot payable under the lease
Management fees (2019/20)£132.50£0Disallowed entirelyNot payable under the lease

Key passages (verbatim)

“The management charges are not contractually recoverable as service charges or administration charges under the terms of the lease.”
On management fees
“The management charges are not contractually recoverable as service charges or administration charges under the terms of the lease.”
On management fees
“The management charges are not contractually recoverable as service charges or administration charges under the terms of the lease.”
On management fees
“However, there has been a delay in determining the application for reasons that are unclear.”
Of Tribunal administration
“Unfortunately, there was another delay before the paper determination took place 06 May 2022.”
Of Tribunal administration

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.