MAN/00CK/LSC/2021/0010 — service charge decision
In MAN/00CK/LSC/2021/0010, decided 17 October 2021, the First-tier Tribunal considered 11 disputed service charge items at 40 Belvedere Gardens, Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9PG and reached a mixed result: 9 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 40 Belvedere Gardens, Benton, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE12 9PG
Decision date: 17 October 2021
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Kingston Property Services.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management fees (2016) | — | £13,566.50 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered, Standard not reasonable (s19(1)(b)) |
| Management fees (2017) | — | £13,827.50 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered, Standard not reasonable (s19(1)(b)) |
| Management fees (2018) | — | £14,174 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered, Standard not reasonable (s19(1)(b)) |
| Management fees (2019) | — | £14,882.70 | Reduced | Fee excessive for service delivered, Standard not reasonable (s19(1)(b)) |
| Management fees (2020) | — | £15,181 | Reduced | Other grounds, Standard not reasonable (s19(1)(b)) |
| Management fees (2021) | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
| Gardening & grounds (2017) | — | £11,000 | Reduced | Poor standard of work, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Gardening & grounds (2018) | — | £11,000 | Reduced | Poor standard of work, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Gardening & grounds (2019) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
| Gardening & grounds (2020) | — | £11,000 | Reduced | Poor standard of work, Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Repairs & maintenance (2018) | — | — | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“the management fees charged for each of the 2016 – 2020 service charges should be reduced by 5%”
“the management fees charged for each of the 2016 – 2020 service charges should be reduced by 5%”
“the management fees charged for each of the 2016 – 2020 service charges should be reduced by 5%”
“the management fees charged for each of the 2016 – 2020 service charges should be reduced by 5%”
“the management fees charged for each of the 2016 – 2020 service charges should be reduced by 5%”
“a determination of amounts of service charges for 2021 should not be made part way through the service charge year”
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.