LON/00BG/LSC/2025/0751 — service charge decision
In LON/00BG/LSC/2025/0751, decided 22 December 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 14 disputed service charge items at 2 Coburg Dwellings, Hardinge Street, London, E1 0DZ and found largely for the landlord: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 2 Coburg Dwellings, Hardinge Street, London, E1 0DZ
Decision date: 22 December 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Hyde Group (merged housing association incorporating THCH).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaning (2018/19–2025/26) | £1,123.11 | — | Reduced | Other grounds |
| Other charges (2018/19–2025/26) | £403.58 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Staffing & concierge (2020/21–2025/26) | £101.44 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Utilities (2018/19–2025/26) | — | — | conceded | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2018/19–2025/26) | £113.94 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2018/19–2025/26) | £147.38 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2018/19–2025/26) | £190.48 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2018/19–2025/26) | £1,215.37 | — | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Gardening & grounds (2019/20–2022/23) | £93.94 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Buildings insurance (2018/19–2025/26) | £1,906.42 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2025/26) | — | — | conceded | — |
| Other charges (2024/25–2025/26) | £54.44 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2025/26) | £21.67 | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2023/24–2024/25) | £561.47 | — | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“The cost of toilet rolls and washing up liquid is to be removed by the respondent. The cost is within the lease and reasonably incurred.”
“The cost is within the lease, by an express clause, and reasonably incurred. The applicant previously required repair.”
“The Tribunal accepts that the estate suffers from anti-social behaviour and the landlord is entitled to provide this service under the lease. The cost is within the lease and reasonably incurred.”
“These costs have been admitted.”
“The cost is within the lease and reasonably incurred”
“The cost is within the lease and reasonably incurred.”
“The issue with the pigeon nuisance should have been addressed by the respondent. This appeared to continue between 10 August 2022 and April 2024. To reflect this the Tribunal finds that there should be a reduction of 20% in the management fee charged to Mr Freeman for the service charge years 2022/23 and 2023/24.”
“The Tribunal notes that there are inconsistencies between the amounts shown in dispute on the application form and corresponding entries on the Scott Schedule. For example. bulk rubbish for 2020 is shown on the application form as £46.56 against a corresponding entry in the Scott Schedule of £27.63. In addition, neither party has stated their case fully in the Scott Schedule.”
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.