3 Dolphin Court, London, N7 0ER
LON/00AU/LSC/2204/0621 · service charges · Islington · decided 3 Feb 2026
The tribunal allowed most of the 2021 and 2022 service charges but reduced electricity, 2021 gardening, the duplicate gutter charge, separately charged legal costs and the management fee, and made an order preventing the landlord's tribunal costs being added to the service charge.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | El-Gamal & Co Ltd. |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 8 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021, 2022 |
| Items in dispute | cleaning and grounds, insurance, legal and professional fees, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | cleaning and grounds, legal and professional fees, management fees, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Total demanded | £3,401.28 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
within a block of 8 flats
- freeholder
Respondent : El-Gamal & Co Ltd.
- years
for years 2021 and 2022
- outcome
The Tribunal determines that £50.00 is reasonable given the evidenced state of the garden during the service charge year.
- items reduced
The Tribunal finds the amount limited to the £230.00 provided for in the section 20b notice.
- total demanded
The value in dispute is £3401.28.
- s20c
decided to make a section 20c and paragraph 5A order.
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