MAN/30UF/LSC/2024/0608 — service charge decision
In MAN/30UF/LSC/2024/0608, decided 24 October 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 4 disputed service charge items at Sandhurst Court, 3-5 South Promenade, Lytham St Annes and reached a mixed result: 3 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Sandhurst Court, 3-5 South Promenade, Lytham St Annes
Decision date: 24 October 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Rowan Building Management Ltd.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major works (2022) | £1,002 | £1,002 | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2022) | — | £250 | Reduced | No Section 20 consultation |
| Reserve fund contributions | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Not payable under the lease |
| Legal & professional costs | — | — | Disallowed entirely | Other grounds |
Key passages (verbatim)
“the Tribunal accepts that the Respondent took reasonable steps to ensure that the works were carried out at a reasonable cost and that the cost incurred of £17,040 in respect of the replacement of communal fire doors (which is the sum understood to have been charged through the service charges) is reasonable.”
“the Tribunal is not persuaded that the July Notice covers the significant works that were carried out to the roof. As such, the amount of the contribution that can be recovered from each of the Lessees is £250.”
“the meaning of the words 'be credited in the books of the Management Company' must mean that the individual lessee's account held by the management company would be credited with any excess sums and not that those sums should be held within a separate sinking fund.”
“they had not charged the Respondent any additional costs and did not intend to do so. Therefore, they had not objection to an order being made to extinguish the Applicant's liability to pay costs.”
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.