MAN/00CK/LSC/2024/0227 — service charge decision
In MAN/00CK/LSC/2024/0227, decided 2 June 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at 7 Irvin Building, Union Quay, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1HB and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 7 Irvin Building, Union Quay, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE30 1HB
Decision date: 2 June 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Kingston Property Services Limited (KPS).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilities (2019-2021) | £2,025.54 | £226.94 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Apportionment error |
| Utilities (2022-23) | £114 | £114 | Allowed in full | — |
Section 20C order: granted.
Key passages (verbatim)
“the service charge payable by the Applicant in relation to water / sewerage charges for the Property for the period 31 August 2019 to 31 March 2021 is £226.94.”
“The service charge payable by the Applicant in relation to water / sewerage charges for the Property for the period 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 is in the agreed amount of £114.00.”
“In February 2025, it became aware of the Application and engaged in an initial review of the water / sewerage charges. It proposes to engage a new managing agent in August 2025.”
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.