MAN/OOCG/LUS/2024/0002 — service charge decision
In MAN/OOCG/LUS/2024/0002, decided 22 April 2025, the First-tier Tribunal considered 5 disputed service charge items at Bramley Court, Ryegate Road, Sheffield S10 5FB and reached a mixed result: 2 items were reduced or disallowed. Full decision on GOV.UK below.
Property: Bramley Court, Ryegate Road, Sheffield S10 5FB
Decision date: 22 April 2025
Full decision: Read on GOV.UK
Managing agent named in the decision: Trinity Estates.
What was challenged and what the tribunal decided
| Item | Demanded | Allowed | Outcome | Grounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings insurance (2023) | £2,700.14 | £1,009.88 | Reduced | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)) |
| Management fees (2023) | £1,200 | £0 | Disallowed entirely | Costs unreasonably incurred (s19(1)(a)), Landlord could not evidence the cost, Duplication of charges |
| Gardening & grounds (2023) | £360 | £360 | Allowed in full | — |
| Cleaning (2023) | £270 | £270 | Allowed in full | — |
| Other charges (2023) | £180 | £180 | Allowed in full | — |
Key passages (verbatim)
“The dispute relating to the Buildings Insurance was that at the acquisition date this insurance had been cancelled and a refund paid to Trinity Estates of £1690.12. This refund was not reflected in the expenditure figures that only showed the gross insurance premium.”
“The charge of £1200 was challenged; it related to work to produce a tender document for the replacement of the soffits, fascias, gutters and to de-moss the roof... the directors questioned if that work had been done; they had not seen any tender document. Further, this should have been a cost included in their management fee.”
“BERTM agreed to pay for those invoices where work had been undertaken after the acquisition date, this being fair and reasonable”
“BERTM agreed to pay for those invoices where work had been undertaken after the acquisition date, this being fair and reasonable”
“BERTM agreed to pay for those invoices where work had been undertaken after the acquisition date, this being fair and reasonable”
“the information provided by Trinity Estates when calculating the uncommitted service charge was unclear; the accounts appeared to include references to other properties.”
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.