LON/00BC/LSC/2024/0340 — service charge decision
In LON/00BC/LSC/2024/0340, decided 11 March 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at City View, Centreway, Ilford, IG1 1NL and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: City View, Centreway, Ilford, IG1 1NL
Decision date: 11 March 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Essex Properties Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management fees (2024-25) | £78,589 | £78,589 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2024-25) | £9,000 | £9,000 | Allowed in full | — |
| Gardening & grounds (2024-25) | £4,000 | £4,000 | Allowed in full | Leaseholder evidence insufficient |
| Other charges (2024-25) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“we do not propose to make any alterations to the management or accountancy charges at this time, but it will be for the Applicants to review the position when the final actual accounts are made available”
“we do not propose to make any alterations to the management or accountancy charges at this time”
“In the absence of any evidence before us to show that the estimated charge of £4,000 for City View in respect of the gardening and grounds maintenance was unreasonable, we do not feel that we can make any change to the estimated figure”
“any suggestion that other leaseholder in the block is somehow contributing towards the underground car park would seem to be fallacious”
“The bundle was not well presented. There was a good deal of duplication and the Applicants' bundle has different numbering form the PDF numbering.”
“It should also be noted that Mr Sullivan was late in attending before us, not getting to the Tribunal premises until 11.00. We had started the hearing but recommenced upon his arrival.”
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.