LON/00AY/LSC/2025/1013 — service charge decision
In LON/00AY/LSC/2025/1013, decided 16 March 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 6 disputed service charge items at 15 Selway House, 272 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1UL and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 15 Selway House, 272 South Lambeth Road, London SW8 1UL
Decision date: 16 March 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs & maintenance (2023/24) | £6,999.60 | £6,999.60 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2023/24) | £10,080 | £10,080 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022-2025) | £161.53 | £161.53 | conceded | — |
| Buildings insurance (2024/25) | — | — | Withdrawn | — |
| Utilities (2022-2025) | — | — | conceded | — |
| Management fees (2022-2025) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“Accordingly the Tribunal concluded the disputed service charges were both reasonable and payable in full.”
“Accordingly the Tribunal concluded the disputed service charges were both reasonable and payable in full.”
“The Applicant accepted that service charges for estate service, repairs and maintenance, amounting to £161.53 for the years in dispute were reasonable and payable.”
“The challenge to the reasonableness of the buildings' insurance premium sums was withdrawn by the Applicant, on the condition the Respondent gave the Applicant details of the total premium payable for the calendar year 2025.”
“The communal water quality charges were not disputed by the Applicant, subject to the Respondent providing detailed records following the water quality testing.”
“The management charges for the period in dispute are determined as both reasonable and payable.”
“The Respondent's Representative offered no justification for the delay in undertaking the works which were agreed and specified some 4 years ago.”
“The Tribunal identified significant delay in undertaking agreed repair works to the Property by the Respondent. The Tribunal would encourage the Authority to address these matters with some urgency”
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.