LON/00BK/LSC/2025/0684 — service charge decision
In LON/00BK/LSC/2025/0684, decided 17 November 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 6 disputed service charge items at 136 Harley Street, London, W1G 7JZ and reached a mixed result: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 136 Harley Street, London, W1G 7JZ
Decision date: 17 November 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifts (2022-23) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2023-24) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2022-23) | — | — | Reduced | Poor standard of work |
| Cleaning (2023-24) | — | — | Reduced | Poor standard of work |
| Other charges (2022-23) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022-23) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“No deductions are made to the service charges relating to the lift, for the call out invoices or otherwise.”
“The Tribunal concluded that the lift call out invoices/charges presented to the Tribunal were reasonable in amount and there is nothing to suggest the work done was of an unreasonable standard.”
“Mr Loveday made a concession on behalf of the Applicant, offering to reduce the amount charged for cleaning from £399.55 per month ... by £50 for a period of 16 months, namely from 1.4.2022 to the end of July 2023.”
“The only deduction to be made to the service charges which are the subject of this Application is as per the agreement reached between the parties as set out above.”
“The Application for the determination of service charges owed by R1 relates to the amount of £26,272.01 for YE 2023 and 2024. No objection has been raised by R1.”
“The Application for the determination of service charges owed by R2 relates to the amount of £33,324.04. No objection has been raised by R2.”
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.