MAN/00BN/LSC/2020/0044 — service charge decision
In MAN/00BN/LSC/2020/0044, decided 13 May 2021, the First-tier Tribunal considered 5 disputed service charge items at Flat 33 Princess House, 144 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7EP and reached a mixed result: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 33 Princess House, 144 Princess Street, Manchester, M1 7EP
Decision date: 13 May 2021
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Revolution Property Management Ltd..
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifts (2016) | £13,560 | £13,560 | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2018) | £3,456 | £3,456 | Allowed in full | — |
| Lifts (2020) | £9,216 | £9,216 | Allowed in full | — |
| Management fees (2015-2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2015-2021) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Tribunal does not find for Dr Braganza. Given the issues with the lift, it was proper for Princess House to spend amounts to repair the lift and there was no evidence that these particular amounts were unreasonable.”
“in our view and looking at the definition 'keep in repair' in the lease were all works to the lift were repairs not improvements.”
“in our view and looking at the definition 'keep in repair' in the lease were all works to the lift were repairs not improvements.”
“There is no basis to find the fees unreasonable in the years challenged.”
“at the moment we are not convinced the amount in the years challenged are at a level that is unreasonable.”
“Given that the main complaint by Dr Braganza was about the lift we were surprised by the stance taken by Princess House.”
“Princess House's responses to Dr Braganza's requests for reasonable further information on the lifts have been all negative. It was only at the Tribunal's request that the ILECS consultant report was produced at the hearing.”
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.