LON/00AW/LSC/2025/1244 — service charge decision
In LON/00AW/LSC/2025/1244, decided 13 July 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 18 disputed service charge items at Flats 3 and 2b, 74 Holland Road, London and reached a mixed result: 8 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flats 3 and 2b, 74 Holland Road, London
Decision date: 13 July 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve fund contributions (2018-19) | £25,000 | £25,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2019-20) | £15,000 | £15,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2020-21) | £25,000 | £25,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2021-22) | £30,000 | £30,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2022-23) | £30,000 | £30,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2023-24) | £30,000 | £30,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2024-25) | £30,000 | £30,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2025-26) | £30,000 | £30,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2018-19) | £4,200 | £3,500 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered |
| Management fees (2019-20) | £4,200 | £3,500 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered |
| Management fees (2020-21) | £4,200 | £3,500 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered |
| Management fees (2021-22) | £4,200 | £3,500 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered |
| Management fees (2022-23) | £4,200 | £3,500 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered |
| Management fees (2023-24) | £4,200 | £3,500 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered |
| Management fees (2024-25) | £4,200 | £3,500 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered |
| Management fees (2025-26) | £4,200 | £3,500 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered |
| Administration charges (2025-26) | — | £0 | conceded | — |
| Major works (2022-23) | — | — | Withdrawn | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“we disallow nothing from the reserve fund demands.”
“we disallow nothing from the reserve fund demands.”
“In 2020-21 the landlord originally sought a reserve fund contribution of £70,000, but this was subsequently reduced to £25,000.”
“we disallow nothing from the reserve fund demands.”
“we disallow nothing from the reserve fund demands.”
“we disallow nothing from the reserve fund demands.”
“The landlord has still not finalised the service charge accounts for 2023-24. Thus there is as yet no final figure for 2023-24 which the applicants can challenge. This is highly regrettable.”
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.