LON/00AY/LSC/2023/0407 — service charge decision
In LON/00AY/LSC/2023/0407, decided 13 June 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flat 62 Lulworth House, Dorset Road, London SW8 1DR and found largely for the leaseholder: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 62 Lulworth House, Dorset Road, London SW8 1DR
Decision date: 13 June 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifts (2021-2022) | £72.89 | £20.32 | Reduced | Apportionment error, Not payable under the lease |
| Utilities (2021-2022) | £72.89 | £20.32 | Reduced | Apportionment error, Not payable under the lease |
| Lifts (2022-2023) | — | £20.32 | Reduced | Apportionment error, Not payable under the lease |
Key passages (verbatim)
“the respondent's method for calculating the applicant's share of the lift costs for the years 2021-2021 is different to the method provided for in the lease. There is no legal basis for this new apportionment method.”
“This increased the sum claimed from the applicant in respect of those costs from £20.32 to £72.89 for the years 2021-2022”
“The tribunal determines that the estimated sum of £20.32 is payable by the applicant for the year 2022-2023 in respect of the external electricity supply and lift maintenance costs for Lulworth House.”
“the respondent's method for calculating the applicant's share of the lift costs for the years 2021-2021 is different to the method provided for in the lease. There is no legal basis for this new apportionment method.”
“while it is true that the respondent did offer to reimburse the applicant in respect of the years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 they did not unreservedly accept that they had made any error and appeared to reserve their position in relation to apportionment in future years.”
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.