LON/00BA/LSC/2021/0071 — service charge decision
In LON/00BA/LSC/2021/0071, decided 14 June 2021, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at 28 Boundary Road, London SW19 2AN and found largely for the leaseholder: 4 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 28 Boundary Road, London SW19 2AN
Decision date: 14 June 2021
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Mr Christopher Case of SE1 Ltd.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2017-2018) | £729.52 | £287.44 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Buildings insurance (2018-2019) | £768.71 | £303.25 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Buildings insurance (2019-2020) | £811.48 | £319.93 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Buildings insurance (2020-2021) | £899.78 | £337.52 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Landlord could not evidence the cost |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“there is no real evidence before the tribunal as to the factual justification for why the Landlord has charged to the Tenant a building insurance premium which is more than 50% higher than either the available comparable evidence, or the tribunal's previous decisions”
“there is no real evidence before the tribunal as to the factual justification for why the Landlord has charged to the Tenant a building insurance premium which is more than 50% higher than either the available comparable evidence”
“there is no real evidence before the tribunal as to the factual justification for why the Landlord has charged to the Tenant a building insurance premium which is more than 50% higher than either the available comparable evidence”
“the tribunal has therefore concluded that the best (and only real) evidence as to a reasonable building insurance premium for the Building/Property is that submitted by the Tenant.”
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.