LON/00BD/LSC/2024/0504 — service charge decision
In LON/00BD/LSC/2024/0504, decided 3 January 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at 10a Teddington Park Road, TW11 8ND and reached a mixed result: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 10a Teddington Park Road, TW11 8ND
Decision date: 3 January 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works | £1,817 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid, No Section 20 consultation |
| Repairs & maintenance | £450 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid, No Section 20 consultation, Works not necessary |
| Buildings insurance | £1,349.38 | £960.75 | Reduced | Demand formally invalid |
Key passages (verbatim)
“the Applicant admitted that she had made no formal demand regarding those works and that she had not complied with the statutory obligations regarding consultation with the Respondent regarding those works. As there has been no formal demand for the costs of these works, the costs are not currently payable by the Respondent.”
“the Applicant accepted that she had made no formal demand for this sum, nor had she gone through the statutory consultation requirements in respect of the work. Accordingly, the sum is not presently payable”
“As there had been no formal demand for the insurance, the tribunal has to find that the balance due at the date of the hearing is not payable at present.”
“the Respondent did not have any evidence that the insurance premium was excessive (for example by way of obtaining alternative quotes) and the fact that he failed to pay towards the insurance until the last moment despite the fact that he had a primary obligation under the lease to secure insurance and despite the fact that, even if he disputed the overall reasonableness of the insurance premium, subject to getting a technically valid demand, he would have been aware of his obligation to pay at least something towards that cost.”
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.