LON/00AW/LSC/2023/0364 — service charge decision
In LON/00AW/LSC/2023/0364, decided 24 October 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at Flat 27 and parking bay 15, One Wycombe Square Aubrey Walk London W8 7JF and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 27 and parking bay 15, One Wycombe Square Aubrey Walk London W8 7JF
Decision date: 24 October 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Parken Aspen (directed by Mr Solomon Unsdorfer).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing & concierge (2021) | £408,384 | £408,384 | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2021) | £40,436 | £25,740 | Reduced | Works not necessary, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Major works (2021) | £72,820.31 | — | Withdrawn | — |
| Major works (2021) | £158,102 | — | Withdrawn | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“The cost in 2021 is less than 5% more than the cost in 2020 which the Respondent is no longer challenging. The quotation obtained by the Respondent was not on a like for like basis. The Tribunal determines that the costs incurred were reasonable and payable.”
“The tribunal determines that the amount payable in respect of balcony repairs is £19,500 plus fees at 10% (£1,950) and VAT giving a total of £25,740.”
“No determination will be made with the agreement of the parties as the works are in progress.”
“The sum of £158,102 was a tender figure which had been amended, no figures totalling this sum appeared in the service charge account.”
“The evidence was that fees were charged at 10%, therefore the addition of £4,100 fees by Mr Unsdorfer in his calculation was incorrect.”
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.