MAN/00EH/LSC/2023/0022 — service charge decision
In MAN/00EH/LSC/2023/0022, decided 13 August 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at 16 Claremont Villas, Trinity Road, Darlington, County Durham DL3 7AW and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 16 Claremont Villas, Trinity Road, Darlington, County Durham DL3 7AW
Decision date: 13 August 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & professional costs (2021) | £25,659 | £25,659 | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2022) | £16,800 | £16,800 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2023) | — | — | conceded | — |
Section 20C order: refused.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The Applicant has identified that the sum of £25,659 was debited against the service charge account for 2021 as actually incurred in the period. That tallies almost precisely with the eight 2021 Newtons' invoices totalling £25,515.”
“The Applicant then points to the 'Ad Hoc Charge: Contribution towards Legal Costs' in the sum of £800 raised of him as his 1/21st part service charge share in July 2022. The total charge levied cumulatively against all twenty one leaseholders was accordingly £16,800.”
“the Respondent that it had agreed to waive a fee of £285.71 in relation to a directors' loan for the 2023 service charge”
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.