LON/00AW/LSC/2023/0111 — service charge decision
In LON/00AW/LSC/2023/0111, decided 4 April 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 12 disputed service charge items at Flat 2, 70 Holland Park, London W11 3SL and reached a mixed result: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 2, 70 Holland Park, London W11 3SL
Decision date: 4 April 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Quadrant Property Management Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve fund contributions (2019-20) | £908 | £908 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2019-20) | £764 | £764 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2019-20) | £2,176 | £2,176 | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2019-20) | £1,132.40 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Reserve fund contributions (2020-21) | £908 | £908 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2020-21) | £805 | £805 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2020-21) | £2,764 | £2,764 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2021-22) | £227 | £227 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2021-22) | £905 | £905 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2021-22) | £972 | £972 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2021-22) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid |
| Other charges (2022-23) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid |
Key passages (verbatim)
“The sum of £5,416.00 claimed by the Applicant for the year to 24 March 2020 was reasonable in amount and properly incurred.”
“Annual building insurance 764.00”
“¼ boiler expenses 387.00 ... ¼ maintenance charge 544.00”
“the sum of £1,132.40 in respect of legal fees of Chandler Harris...Those are not recoverable as service charges under the Lease.”
“the sum of £5,477.00 claimed by the Applicant for the year to 24 March 2021 was reasonable in amount and properly incurred.”
“Annual building insurance 805.00”
“In his letter to the Respondent dated 22 July 2022, Mr Pomeranc of Pearlmans expressly stated that the Respondent had not been served with the statutory consultation notices in respect of these sums which were, instead, demanded as a price of avoiding forfeiture.”
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.