LON/00AU/LSC/2024/0366 — service charge decision
In LON/00AU/LSC/2024/0366, decided 8 April 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flat 1, 3-5 Omega Place, London N1 9DR and found largely for the leaseholder: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 1, 3-5 Omega Place, London N1 9DR
Decision date: 8 April 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Eagerstates Ltd.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2019 carry-over) | £13.17 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost, Other grounds |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022) | £582 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Works not necessary, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Legal & professional costs (2024) | £2,400 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Other grounds |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“we find that the sum of £13.17 allegedly carried over to the 2024 service charge year is neither due, nor payable.”
“we are far from satisfied on a balance of probabilities that the matters raised in BML's invoice dated 16 January 2022 in fact relate to any defect within the Property for which Mr Bier is liable.”
“The Tribunal finds that both the contents of the s.146 notice and the sums claimed for its preparation verge on the outrageous.”
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.