LON/00AU/LSC/2025/0948 — service charge decision
In LON/00AU/LSC/2025/0948, decided 16 February 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 8 disputed service charge items at 53b Grosvenor Avenue, London N5 2NR and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 53b Grosvenor Avenue, London N5 2NR
Decision date: 16 February 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works (2025) | £3,811.86 | £3,811.86 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2025) | £836.22 | £836.22 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2025) | £1,701.45 | £1,701.45 | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2025) | £3,382.84 | £3,382.84 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2025) | £651.60 | £651.60 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2025) | £836.22 | £836.22 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2025) | £937.50 | £937.50 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2025) | £114.30 | £114.30 | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“In the absence of any like for like quotations and/or expert evidence demonstrating that these costs fall outside the reasonable range, the Tribunal finds that these costs are reasonable and payable.”
“In the absence of any like for like quotations and/or expert evidence demonstrating that these costs fall outside the reasonable range, the Tribunal finds that these costs are reasonable and payable.”
“In the absence of any like for like quotations and/or expert evidence demonstrating that these costs fall outside the reasonable range, the Tribunal finds that these costs are reasonable and payable.”
“In the absence of any like for like quotations and/or expert evidence demonstrating that these costs fall outside the reasonable range, the Tribunal finds that these costs are reasonable and payable.”
“In the absence of any like for like quotations and/or expert evidence demonstrating that these costs fall outside the reasonable range, the Tribunal finds that these costs are reasonable and payable.”
“the Tribunal finds as a fact that the relevant costs were reasonably incurred and, in the absence of any like for like quotations or expert evidence to the contrary, finds that they are reasonable and payable.”
“The Applicant attended the hearing without either a paper or an electronic copy of the hearing bundle, and he had not prepared any questions, in advance of the hearing, for the Respondent's witnesses.”
“This adjournment was proposed by the Tribunal notwithstanding that any preparatory work should have been undertaken in advance of the hearing.”
“The Applicant failed to serve any witness statement on the Respondent in accordance with this Direction.”
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.