LON/00AY/LSC/2025/0866 — service charge decision
In LON/00AY/LSC/2025/0866, decided 7 November 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flat B, 31 Offley Road, London, SW9 0LR and found largely for the leaseholder: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat B, 31 Offley Road, London, SW9 0LR
Decision date: 7 November 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & professional costs (2022) | £300 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Legal & professional costs (2023) | £315 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Other charges | £86 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The accounts for which charges are claimed are accounts of the landlord company and not accounts for the service charge. The two are separate and distinct. There is no evidence before the tribunal that a set of accounts for the service charge has been prepared. Accountancy fees for the company accounts are not payable under the service charge.”
“The accounts for which charges are claimed are accounts of the landlord company and not accounts for the service charge. The two are separate and distinct. There is no evidence before the tribunal that a set of accounts for the service charge has been prepared. Accountancy fees for the company accounts are not payable under the service charge.”
“The bank charges relate to a company account and not to a service charge account. Registration fees for the ICO charges are due from the company and not chargeable to the service charge.”
“The law clearly requires that the funds of the company and the service charge funds are kept separate which has not been the case at this property.”
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.