LON/00BD/LSC/2024/0068 — service charge decision
In LON/00BD/LSC/2024/0068, decided 8 August 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 7 disputed service charge items at 2nd Floor Flat, 86B The Green, Twickenham, TW2 5AG and found largely for the leaseholder: 7 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 2nd Floor Flat, 86B The Green, Twickenham, TW2 5AG
Decision date: 8 August 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2018) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit, Demand formally invalid, No Section 21B summary of rights |
| Buildings insurance (2019) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit, Demand formally invalid, No Section 21B summary of rights |
| Buildings insurance (2020) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit, Demand formally invalid, No Section 21B summary of rights |
| Buildings insurance (2021) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit, Demand formally invalid, No Section 21B summary of rights |
| Buildings insurance (2022) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Section 20B 18-month time limit, Demand formally invalid, No Section 21B summary of rights |
| Buildings insurance (2023) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid, No Section 21B summary of rights |
| Buildings insurance (2024) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid, No Section 21B summary of rights |
Key passages (verbatim)
“none of the amounts claimed are due. No proper demands have been made and it is now beyond the limitation period for claiming the demands before 2023.”
“none of the amounts claimed are due. No proper demands have been made and it is now beyond the limitation period for claiming the demands before 2023.”
“none of the amounts claimed are due. No proper demands have been made and it is now beyond the limitation period for claiming the demands before 2023.”
“none of the amounts claimed are due. No proper demands have been made and it is now beyond the limitation period for claiming the demands before 2023.”
“none of the amounts claimed are due. No proper demands have been made and it is now beyond the limitation period for claiming the demands before 2023.”
“none of the amounts claimed are due. No proper demands have been made and it is now beyond the limitation period for claiming the demands before 2023.”
“In the Respondent's case this is not a surprise because he has failed to engage with any of the directions.”
“What is clear however is that the Respondent has failed to engage completely.”
“This was disappointing because the Tribunal had assembled to hear the matter and a considerable amount of Tribunal time and money was potentially wasted. If as appears the case the Applicant chose the wedding above the hearing this is not acceptable particularly when the Tribunal had not been informed.”
“the reliability of the "invoices" is questionable.”
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.