LON/00BD/LSC/2025/0853 — service charge decision
In LON/00BD/LSC/2025/0853, decided 15 December 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at 36 Cherwell Court, Broom Park, TW11 9RT and found largely for the leaseholder: 4 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 36 Cherwell Court, Broom Park, TW11 9RT
Decision date: 15 December 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardening & grounds (2019-2023) | £971.60 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid, Not payable under the lease |
| Legal & professional costs (2019-2023) | £4,256.89 | — | Reduced | Not payable under the lease, Other grounds |
| Administration charges (2019-2023) | £360 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Other charges (2019-2023) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
Key passages (verbatim)
“The burden of proof is on the Applicant to show that the amounts claimed are payable and they have not done so.”
“the wording of Clause 2(b) Part II of the Fifth Schedule is a clear contractual right to claim costs incurred in collecting the charge and legal costs are therefore payable in principle.”
“Counsel for the Applicant accepted that the lease does not provide for the levying of a late payment fee.”
“Counsel for the Applicant also accepted that there was no contractual right to interest in the lease.”
“During the hearing, the Tribunal were informed that the hearing had not been put in any diary by the Respondent's solicitors but they wished to attend but that all the solicitors were in a meeting.”
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.