MAN/00DA/LSC/2020/0027 — service charge decision
In MAN/00DA/LSC/2020/0027, decided 20 July 2021, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at Flat 3, 44 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds LS12 3NP and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Flat 3, 44 Armley Ridge Road, Leeds LS12 3NP
Decision date: 20 July 2021
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Inspired Property Management Ltd (IPM).
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management fees (2018) | £670.08 | £670.08 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2018) | £595.54 | £556.81 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The monthly fee charged by IPM is £55.84. The Tribunal, using its own knowledge and experience of management charges, does not regard this as an excessive or unusual charge for a property of this type.”
“On 1.5.18 a fee of £77.47 had been paid to AP Electrical Ltd to fit a lockable single socket to the communal areas… the Applicant could not, within the terms of the lease, carry out the works described above. This item must therefore be excluded from the service charge.”
“The Respondent was not able to provide the Tribunal with any evidence that she had reported these items to IPM or put them on notice that the work needed doing. She appeared, in so far as any reports had been made, to have reported matters only to Pier Management Ltd.”
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.