LON/00BJ/LSC/2022/0118 — service charge decision
In LON/00BJ/LSC/2022/0118, decided 30 September 2022, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at 7 Thirsk Road, SW11 5SU and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 7 Thirsk Road, SW11 5SU
Decision date: 30 September 2022
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management fees (2009-2020) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Buildings insurance (2009-2020) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019) | £150 | £150 | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“As a general rule the costs of employing managing agents will not be recoverable by way of service charge unless the lease expressly so provides”
“we do not consider that the Applicants have proven their case that the charge made in 2019 was unreasonable, let alone that we can come to conclusions, on the basis of that year alone, as to what would be reasonable in other years.”
“Establishing a cost for rebuilding is a necessary incident of insuring the building, and is recoverable as part of the cost of insurance.”
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.