11 Avington House, 4 Holford Way, London SW15 5FB
LON/00BJ/LSC/2024/0687 · service charges · Wandsworth · decided 22 Oct 2025
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found most of the challenged service charges reasonable and payable, but disallowed £68 of the 2022/23 block charges for balcony glass works and declined to make any order limiting the landlord's costs.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Roehampton Lane Residents Company Limited |
| Management company | Roehampton Lane Residents Company Limited |
| Managing agent | FirstPort Property Services No.7 Ltd |
| Building | One flat, 25 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, other, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | repairs and maintenance |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a block of 25 similar properties
- freeholder
Respondent : Roehampton Lane Residents Company
- agent
The respondent retains FirstPort Property Services No.7 Ltd as managing agents.
- years
although by the time of the hearing it was clear this meant the 2021/22, 2022/23 and 2023/24 service charge years
- outcome
The tribunal determines that the applicant is not liable to pay the sum of £68 included in the 2022/23 block service charges for balcony glass works.
- items reduced
The three items of cost of work to the glass panels referred to above (£312, £420 and £1,014) should not form part of the 2022/23 Block Service Charge.
- s20c
The tribunal also declines to make any orders under s.20C LTA 1985 or para 5A of Sch.11 to the 2002 Act.
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