LON/00BK/LSC/2019/0482 & others — service charge decision
In LON/00BK/LSC/2019/0482 & others, decided 20 November 2020, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at Flats 1 and 2, 502 Harrow Road, London and found largely for the leaseholder: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flats 1 and 2, 502 Harrow Road, London
Decision date: 20 November 2020
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works (2018-19) | £42,540 | £25,000 | Reduced | No Section 20 consultation, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Legal & professional costs (2019-20) | £9,300 | £8,500 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
Section 20C order: granted. Section 20ZA dispensation: conditional.
Key passages (verbatim)
“the Respondents were seeking to recover £42,540, plus supervision fees of £4,254. The Tribunal determined that '£25,000 in total' is recoverable. The amount recoverable in respect of supervision fees was determined to be £nil.”
“Mr Platt has submitted a bill in the sum of £9,300 … the Tribunal assesses the Applicants' reasonable costs … in the total sum of £8,500.”
“Mr Reed accepted that documents were disclosed to the Applicants late or not at all (see paragraphs 67(ii), 91 and 96 of the Decision) and the Tribunal considers that this would have made the preparation of the Applicants' case more difficult than it would otherwise have been.”
“it was the Respondents who invited the Tribunal to make findings of fact concerning Mr Reed's honesty which the Tribunal did not accept were necessary (see paragraphs 67 to 68 of the Decision dated 14 August 2020).”
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.