LON/00BB/LSC/2025/1279 — service charge decision
In LON/00BB/LSC/2025/1279, decided 22 August 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 34 disputed service charge items at Flat 6 Rear, 317 Barking Road, Plaistow, London E13 8EE and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 6 Rear, 317 Barking Road, Plaistow, London E13 8EE
Decision date: 22 August 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2020) | £384 | £384 | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2023) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2024) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2025) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2020) | £300 | £300 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2023) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2024) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2025) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2020) | £4,066 | £4,066 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2021) | £816 | £816 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022) | £648 | £648 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2023) | £288 | £288 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2024) | £288 | £288 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2023) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2024) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2025) | £3,815 | £3,400 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Landlord could not evidence the cost |
| Cleaning (2025) | £1,125 | £1,125 | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2023) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2024) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2025) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2022) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2024) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2025) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal therefore concluded that the Buildings Insurance claimed for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was reasonable and payable.”
“The Tribunal therefore concluded that the Buildings Insurance claimed for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was reasonable and payable.”
“The Tribunal therefore concluded that the Buildings Insurance claimed for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was reasonable and payable.”
“The Tribunal therefore concluded that the Buildings Insurance claimed for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was reasonable and payable.”
“The Tribunal therefore concluded that the Buildings Insurance claimed for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was reasonable and payable.”
“The Tribunal therefore concluded that the Buildings Insurance claimed for the years 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 was reasonable and payable.”
“The Fire Alarm Zoning Plan was not before the Tribunal and the Tribunal was of the view that the sum of £640 for this provided by the managing agents was not reasonable. This was because there was no supplier invoice, and there was no evidence the plan had been produced and the cost was high given the amount of work involved.”
“There is not a supplier invoice, and the Tribunal considered this cost to be high given the cost of a notice board and the amount of work involved for installation.”
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.