LON/00BB/LSC/2025/1132 — service charge decision
In LON/00BB/LSC/2025/1132, decided 3 June 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 8 disputed service charge items at 6 First Avenue, London, E12 6AN and reached a mixed result: 8 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 6 First Avenue, London, E12 6AN
Decision date: 3 June 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: B. Bailey Property Management Ltd.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2023-24) | £621.53 | — | Reduced | Apportionment error, Not payable under the lease |
| Buildings insurance (2022-23) | £788.32 | — | Reduced | Apportionment error, Not payable under the lease |
| Buildings insurance (2021-22) | £534.29 | — | Reduced | Apportionment error, Not payable under the lease |
| Buildings insurance (2020-21) | £543.32 | — | Reduced | Apportionment error, Not payable under the lease |
| Buildings insurance (2019-20) | £505.63 | — | Reduced | Apportionment error, Not payable under the lease |
| Buildings insurance (2018-19) | £488.54 | — | Reduced | Apportionment error, Not payable under the lease |
| Administration charges (2023-24) | £240 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Landlord could not evidence the cost, Not payable under the lease |
| Legal & professional costs (2023-24) | £180 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, Landlord could not evidence the cost |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“the building insurance premium was not correctly charged to the Applicant to the extent that it exceeded one-half of the total cost of insuring the building”
“the building insurance premium was not correctly charged to the Applicant to the extent that it exceeded one-half of the total cost of insuring the building”
“the building insurance premium was not correctly charged to the Applicant to the extent that it exceeded one-half of the total cost of insuring the building”
“the building insurance premium was not correctly charged to the Applicant to the extent that it exceeded one-half of the total cost of insuring the building”
“the building insurance premium was not correctly charged to the Applicant to the extent that it exceeded one-half of the total cost of insuring the building”
“the building insurance premium was not correctly charged to the Applicant to the extent that it exceeded one-half of the total cost of insuring the building”
“the total number of properties within the portfolio was not made clear, which is unfortunate as it would have assisted the Tribunal in establishing whether the commission attributed to the Property was proportionate for the work done for it specifically”
“Mr Gunby accepted that the protocol was not exactly as the lease required and that the position had not been put as clearly as that.”
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.