LON/00AW/LSC/2025/0861 — service charge decision
In LON/00AW/LSC/2025/0861, decided 13 February 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 6 disputed service charge items at 117C Holland Road, Kensington, London, W14 8AS and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 117C Holland Road, Kensington, London, W14 8AS
Decision date: 13 February 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Brackenbury Property Management.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs & maintenance (2024-25) | £2,100 | £2,100 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2024-25) | £1,200 | £1,200 | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2024-25) | £1,500 | £1,500 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2024-25) | £1,136.58 | £1,136.58 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2024-25) | £4,315.90 | £4,315.90 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2025-26) | £4,927.60 | £4,927.60 | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“In our judgment this is irrelevant for budgeted figures. There were delays in carrying out the roof repairs, but this was because the leak did not repeat itself and there were ongoing difficulties recovering monies from the tenants for works.”
“the fact that the works may not have been carried out is irrelevant to the recovery of the sum as a budgeted figure. It was a reasonable sum to seek.”
“The lease does permit the recovery of some legal fees: see cl 2(9). Proceedings against the respondent for breach of covenant in failing to pay service charges and in sub-letting without consent were in contemplation. The figures are reasonable.”
“This was a budgeted figure, so it is not surprising there were not invoices. The figures are reasonable.”
“The figure of £4,315.90 for 2024-25 in fact sought by the applicant is in our judgment a reasonable figure which is properly payable under the terms of the lease.”
“The total amount sought is in our judgment reasonable as a budgeted figure and we disallow nothing.”
“The respondent did not attend. This is surprising since they attended before Ms Helen Bowers on 13th January 2026, where the hearing on 13th February 2026 was ordered to proceed.”
“The respondent has, in breach of the Tribunal's directions, not set out its case in the Scott Schedule.”
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.