LON/00BB/LSC/2023/0184 — service charge decision
In LON/00BB/LSC/2023/0184, decided 27 November 2023, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at Flat 1504, Sky View Tower, 12 High Street, London E15 2GT and reached a mixed result: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 1504, Sky View Tower, 12 High Street, London E15 2GT
Decision date: 27 November 2023
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Kinleigh Folkard & Hayward.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Administration charges (2019) | £10,368 | £9,368 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Administration charges (2019) | £60 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
Key passages (verbatim)
“We do think, however, that security need not have begun as early as 7.0pm. We think it could have begun an hour later and we reduce the costs recoverable accordingly. The deduction is £1,000 as set out in the appendix.”
“I also determined that the respondent was not entitled to recover late payment fees of £60. The respondent has charged the applicants further late payment fees. At the hearing it said it would waive them, but in fact they are not recoverable in the first place.”
“at the first hearing the respondent was unable to produce a copy of the lease, so the preliminary point could not be dealt with at that time.”
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.