17 Admiral Way, Carlisle, CA1 3PD
MAN/16UD/LSC/2025/0707 · service charges · Cumberland · decided 3 Sep 2026
The tribunal found that the satellite and aerial repairs were separate reactive repairs not requiring s.20 consultation, that the £3138 cost was reasonable and payable, and that the landlord cannot recover costs of defending the withdrawn invalid demand through the service charge.
| Outcome | Payable as demanded |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Speckled Wood (Carlisle) Management Company Limited |
| Management company | Speckled Wood (Carlisle) Management Company Limited |
| Managing agent | Gateway Property Management Limited |
| Building | One flat, 9 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2025 |
| Items in dispute | repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | £3,138 |
| Fees or costs ordered | the applicant's Tribunal fees are not reimbursed by the respondent |
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What the decision says
- flats n
there are 9 flats in total in the relevant block
- freeholder
[name] Wood (Carlisle) Management Company Limited are the freeholder of Admiral Way
- agent
The building is managed by Gateway Property Management Limited on behalf of the freeholder
- years
The Applicant challenged the demand by way of Tribunal application in respect of the 2025 service charge year
- outcome
The sums claimed for the repairs have been reasonably incurred and are reasonable in amount and as such are payable by the Applicant subject to the same being validly demanded.
- total payable
The costs incurred totalled £3138 inclusive of VAT
- s20c
The Respondent’s costs of the application may not be added to the service charge account payable by the Applicant or other leaseholders
- costs
The Tribunal makes no order that the Applicant be reimbursed these costs by the Respondent.
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