MAN/16UD/LSC/2025/0707 — service charge decision
In MAN/16UD/LSC/2025/0707, decided 3 September 2026, the First-tier Tribunal considered 3 disputed service charge items at 17 Admiral Way, Carlisle, CA1 3PD and found largely for the landlord: 1 item was reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: 17 Admiral Way, Carlisle, CA1 3PD
Decision date: 3 September 2026
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Gateway Property Management Limited.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repairs & maintenance (2025) | £248.89 | £248.89 | Allowed in full | — |
| Repairs & maintenance (2025) | £3,138 | £3,138 | Allowed in full | — |
| Legal & professional costs (2025) | — | — | Reduced | Demand formally invalid |
Section 20C order: partial.
Key passages (verbatim)
“The sums claimed for the repairs have been reasonably incurred and are reasonable in amount and as such are payable by the Applicant subject to the same being validly demanded.”
“The sums of £3138 in respect of the satellite and aerial repairs are therefore reasonably incurred and reasonable in amount.”
“the Respondent may not recover any costs that relate to defending this element of the Applicants claim.”
“the Tribunal concluded that the extent to which it was necessary to incur costs of defending proceedings would have been increased by the Respondent seeking to pursue an invalid demand, only latterly accepting in their initial response that the July 2025 invoice was invalid.”
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.