MAN/00EQ/OC9/2022/0001 — service charge decision
In MAN/00EQ/OC9/2022/0001, decided 6 March 2024, the First-tier Tribunal considered 2 disputed service charge items at 168 Caldy Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire and reached a mixed result: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 168 Caldy Road, Handforth, Wilmslow, Cheshire
Decision date: 6 March 2024
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal & professional costs (2018-19) | £2,259 | £1,804.80 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Other charges (2018) | £714 | £714 | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“we nevertheless consider that 3.7 hours work is more than might reasonably be expected for a matter of this kind... we consider that a landlord might reasonably expect these standard tasks to have been completed in no more than 2.5 hours”
“the amount claimed in this case is within the range of charges which, in our experience, a landlord would reasonably expect to incur in a case such as this. It is therefore payable by Ms Jolleys.”
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.