LON/00BB/LSC/2023/0344 — service charge decision
In LON/00BB/LSC/2023/0344, decided 2 May 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at 140 Barking Road, London E16 1EN and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 140 Barking Road, London E16 1EN
Decision date: 2 May 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: B Bailey Property Management.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works (2023-24) | £23,466.21 | £23,466.21 | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2024-25) | £23,466.21 | £23,466.21 | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2023-24) | £3,840 | £3,840 | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“The interim service charge for the year 25 December 2023 to 24 December 2024 due on 25 March 2024 and attributable to repair works at the property in the sum of £23,466.21 from each of the Respondents is payable and reasonable”
“The future service charge demand which is to be issued in September 2024 for the other half of the works described in this Decision will be payable and reasonable assuming it is also in the sum of £23,466.21 for the works”
“The Applicant is entitled to recover the legal costs of these proceedings as service charge under the terms of the Respondents' two leases. The Applicant's actual costs are £3,840 including VAT and this sum is reasonable”
“The costs in the schedule are reasonable in the circumstances and would not have had to be incurred (or not incurred to the same extent) had the Respondents properly engaged with the proceedings and made their position clear from the outset.”
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.