LON/00BE/LSC/2021/0176 — service charge decision
In LON/00BE/LSC/2021/0176, decided 1 July 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 17 disputed service charge items at York Mansions, Browning Street, London SE17 1LP and reached a mixed result: 4 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: York Mansions, Browning Street, London SE17 1LP
Decision date: 1 July 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Prime Property Management (current); previously Flaxfields, Kings & Marsh, Yates.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2018-2020) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
| Administration charges (2020) | £96 | £0 | conceded | Other grounds |
| Administration charges (2020) | £144 | £0 | conceded | Other grounds |
| Administration charges (2023) | £1,370.50 | £0 | conceded | Other grounds |
| Repairs & maintenance (2016) | £3,250 | £0 | conceded | Other grounds |
| Repairs & maintenance (2016) | £2,750 | £0 | conceded | Other grounds |
| Repairs & maintenance (2016) | £1,584 | £0 | conceded | Other grounds |
| Repairs & maintenance (2016) | £360 | £0 | conceded | Other grounds |
| Repairs & maintenance (2019) | £1,000 | £0 | conceded | Other grounds |
| Repairs & maintenance (2020) | £3,834 | £0 | conceded | Other grounds |
| Major works (2021) | £15,158.45 | £0 | conceded | Works not necessary |
| Management fees (2019-2020) | £1,800 | £450 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Management fees (2020-2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2020-2021) | — | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Repairs & maintenance (2020-2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2020-2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2020-2021) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
Section 20C order: partial.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The First Applicant cannot challenge items 1 to 8 on the Scott Schedule because they have already been determined by the judgments issued by the County Court”
“The Respondent has conceded that items 7, 8 and 20 on the Scott Schedule are not to be charged to the Second Applicant and she will receive full credit”
“The Respondent has conceded that items 7, 8 and 20 on the Scott Schedule are not to be charged to the Second Applicant and she will receive full credit”
“The Respondent has conceded that items 7, 8 and 20 on the Scott Schedule are not to be charged to the Second Applicant and she will receive full credit”
“The Respondent conceded that the Applicants would not be charged in relation to maintenance matters at items 21-24”
“The Respondent conceded that the Applicants would not be charged in relation to maintenance matters at items 21-24”
“The Tribunal proceedings are not an opportunity to carry out a full audit in the hope of finding fault.”
“In the Tribunal's opinion, the Applicants would have found it easier to moderate their requests for information in the context of full legal advice as to their remedies in relation to all their grievances, not just those brought to the Tribunal.”
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.