MAN/00BY/LSC/2020/0003 & 0004 — service charge decision
In MAN/00BY/LSC/2020/0003 & 0004, decided 27 February 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at Flats 6 and 47, East Waterloo Dock, Liverpool and found largely for the leaseholder: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flats 6 and 47, East Waterloo Dock, Liverpool
Decision date: 27 February 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Keppie Massie.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2015-2019) | £9,083.20 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid, No Section 21B summary of rights |
| Other charges (2015-2019) | £11,567.58 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid, No Section 21B summary of rights |
| Administration charges (2015-2019) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease, No Section 21B summary of rights |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“Mr Smith is not liable to pay the sums claimed in the County Court by the Applicant as administration charges or service charges for the period 1 April 2015 (including the take on balances at that date) to 30 September 2019 for Flats 6 and 47”
“Mr Smith is not liable to pay the sums claimed in the County Court by the Applicant as administration charges or service charges for the period 1 April 2015 (including the take on balances at that date) to 30 September 2019 for Flats 6 and 47”
“no such provision has been located in the lease. It follows that none of the demands for sums purporting to be administration charges are payable by Mr Smith.”
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.