Decision summary

LON/00BE/LSC/2022/0212 — service charge decision

In LON/00BE/LSC/2022/0212, decided 7 December 2022, the First-tier Tribunal considered 5 disputed service charge items at 6 Ashton Court, 11 Elmwood Road, London, SE24 9NU and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.

Property: 6 Ashton Court, 11 Elmwood Road, London, SE24 9NU
Decision date: 7 December 2022
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK

What was challenged and what the tribunal decided

ItemDemandedAllowedOutcomeGrounds
Other charges (2019)£336.72£336.72Allowed in full—
Other charges (2020)£2,436.32£2,436.32Allowed in full—
Major works (2020)——Allowed in full—
Other charges (2021)£490.02£490.02Allowed in full—
Other charges (2022)£421.81£421.81Allowed in full—

Key passages (verbatim)

“2019 - £336.72 representing a third share of the expenditure on various standard service charge matters.”
On other charges
“2020- £2436.32 representing a third share of expenditure on various standard service charge matters together with a share of major works costs in relation to roof repairs and electrical works.”
On other charges
“major works costs in relation to roof repairs and electrical works”
On major works
“2021- £490.02 representing a third share of expenditure on various standard service charge matters together with a share of major works costs in relation to project and management fees.”
On other charges
“2022 -£421.81 – representing a third share of expenditure on various standard service charge matters.”
On other charges
“Surprisingly the Respondent has failed to respond to any directions made by the tribunal and therefore this is an uncontested claim.”
Of Respondent (Fergus William Chappell)

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.