MAN/00BY/LSC/2019/0003 — service charge decision
In MAN/00BY/LSC/2019/0003, decided 14 February 2022, the First-tier Tribunal considered 5 disputed service charge items at Flat 54 Mill View Tower, Mill View, Liverpool and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 54 Mill View Tower, Mill View, Liverpool
Decision date: 14 February 2022
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Regent Property Management Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & professional costs (2015-2018) | £4,200 | £4,200 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2016) | £3,060 | £3,060 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2016) | £3,956.40 | £3,956.40 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2016) | £1,620 | £1,620 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2016) | £1,755 | £1,755 | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“Accountancy fees of £4,200 are reasonable service charge costs”
“Toilet construction fees of £3,060 are reasonable service charge costs”
“Lightning conductor work of £3,956.40 is a reasonable service charge cost”
“Electrical inspection reports of £1,620 and £1,755 are reasonable service charge costs”
“Electrical inspection reports of £1,620 and £1,755 are reasonable service charge costs”
“the management agent's notes and record keeping relating to this part of its functions leave much to be desired.”
“the fact that 2 different certified accounts were issued on behalf of the Landlord in service charge year 2017, which should never happen and at the very least must have contributed to this case coming before the Tribunal.”
“the landlord had originally chosen to be represented by its management agent Regent Property Management Limited who had resiled from the case and left the landlord with no evidential bundle”
“it is unfortunate that during the inspection on 17 July 2019, the representative of the then management agent put forward a photograph of a toilet in a position that the representative had to accept could not be correct in the hearing of the same date.”
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.