MAN/36UG/LSC/2022/0004 — service charge decision
In MAN/36UG/LSC/2022/0004, decided 23 January 2023, the First-tier Tribunal considered 7 disputed service charge items at Kenwood House, 83-85 Queen's Parade, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 7HH and reached a mixed result: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Kenwood House, 83-85 Queen's Parade, Scarborough, North Yorkshire, YO12 7HH
Decision date: 23 January 2023
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other charges (2018) | £718.14 | £718.14 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2019) | £714.41 | £714.41 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2020) | £750.55 | £750.55 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2021) | £730.57 | £730.57 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2022) | £822.78 | £822.78 | Allowed in full | — |
| Major works (2018) | £661.95 | — | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid |
| Major works (2020) | £769.12 | — | Disallowed entirely | Demand formally invalid |
Key passages (verbatim)
“we consider the budget to be reasonable, to be properly demanded in accordance with the terms of the Lease and to be payable by the Respondent on 1 January in each of the years 2018-2022”
“we consider the budget to be reasonable, to be properly demanded in accordance with the terms of the Lease and to be payable by the Respondent on 1 January in each of the years 2018-2022”
“we consider the budget to be reasonable, to be properly demanded in accordance with the terms of the Lease and to be payable by the Respondent on 1 January in each of the years 2018-2022”
“we consider the budget to be reasonable, to be properly demanded in accordance with the terms of the Lease and to be payable by the Respondent on 1 January in each of the years 2018-2022”
“we consider the budget to be reasonable, to be properly demanded in accordance with the terms of the Lease and to be payable by the Respondent on 1 January in each of the years 2018-2022”
“we make no finding as to the reasonableness and payability of the items in Column 2 of the table above, as in our view they have not as yet been correctly demanded.”
“It is clear from the documentation that notwithstanding the clarification set out in the previous Tribunal decision, the Lease has not been administered in the manner set out in the Lease – or if it has, the information to support this has not been provided to the Tribunal.”
“This stage is entirely missing from the information provided to the Tribunal.”
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.