Decision summary

MAN/36UF/LDC/2024/0600 — service charge decision

In MAN/36UF/LDC/2024/0600, decided 30 April 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 6 disputed service charge items at Derwent Court, Howsham, YO60 7PB and found largely for the landlord: 0 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.

Property: Derwent Court, Howsham, YO60 7PB
Decision date: 30 April 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK

Managing agent named in the decision: Churchills Estate Agents.

What was challenged and what the tribunal decided

ItemDemandedAllowedOutcomeGrounds
Major works£4,550—Allowed in full—
Major works£4,000—Allowed in full—
Repairs & maintenance——Allowed in full—
Other charges£21,473.12—Allowed in full—
Other charges£12,938.47—Allowed in full—
Other charges£21,288.33—Allowed in full—

Section 20ZA dispensation: granted.

Key passages (verbatim)

“Roof repairs - £4550.00 JAB Roofing Ltd 12.09.2024”
On major works
“Roof repairs - £4000.00 JAP Roofing 14.09.2024”
On major works
“Guttering repairs - £11,000 - £15,000 JR Joinery & Bespoke Carpentry”
On repairs & maintenance
“Extremal decoration - £21,473.12 SP Decorators 04.07.2024”
On other charges
“External decoration - £12,938.47 J Hardcastle Property Maintenance (undated)”
On other charges
“External decoration - £21,288.33 Bignalls Painting and Decorating 05.07.2024”
On other charges

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.