22 Roman Court, High Street, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 5LW
HAV/29UK/LSC/2024/0623 · service charges · Sevenoaks · decided 19 Jan 2026
The tribunal found the leaseholder liable for the 2022/23 charge of £5,366.58, the 2023/24 charge of £9,902.22 and the 2024/25 estimate of £10,641.09, held it had no jurisdiction over the 2021/22 sum, ruled the 2021 administration charge not payable, refused a s.20C order, and made a paragraph 5A order preventing the landlord's tribunal costs being charged as an administration charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Refused |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | not a company, or not stated |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | FirstPort Limited |
| Building | One flat, 52 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges |
| 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
with 52 flats (“the Building”)
- agent
Operations Director for the Respondent’s former managing agents, FirstPort Limited
- years
The relevant years under consideration are 2021-22, 2022-23 and 2023-24
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that the Administration Charge 2021 is not payable.
- items reduced
The Tribunal determines that the Administration Charge 2021 is not payable.
- s20c
(4) The Tribunal refuses the application to make an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.
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