MAN/00BY/LSC/2024/0224 — service charge decision
In MAN/00BY/LSC/2024/0224, decided 31 March 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at Flat 14, 87 London Road, Liverpool and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 14, 87 London Road, Liverpool
Decision date: 31 March 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Central Property Management.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2017-18 to 2022-23) | £12,583.23 | £12,583.23 | Allowed in full | — |
| Reserve fund contributions (2017-18 to 2023-24) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Administration charges | £180 | £180 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2023-24) | £3,517.30 | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Respondent has failed to provide a valid reason for non-payment of the service charges and administration charges demanded by the Applicant since 2017.”
“He agreed to pay £112.44 currently being charged each year by the Applicant for retention in the Reserve Fund, but only subject to the Applicant first calling an AGM.”
“The Tribunal finds that an administration charge of £180 is entirely reasonable in view of the large arrears on the Respondent's service charge account.”
“Service charges payable by the Respondent are as demanded by the Applicant for the years ending 31 March 2018 to 31 March 2024 inclusive, subject to year end adjustment of the service charges budget for the year ending 31 March 2024.”
“The bundle had been updated in January 2025 by the addition of a Reply supplied by the Applicant but due to an error in the tribunal office this was not available to the Tribunal 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.