3a Somerfield Road, London, N4 2JN
LON/00AM/LSC/2025/1101 · service charges · Hackney · decided 2 Jun 2026
The tribunal decided that the leaseholder must pay half of insurance, handrail and hall light costs under the lease proportions rather than one third, and that the roof replacement charge is capped at £250 because the landlord failed to consult properly, with the leaseholder ordered to repay the tribunal fees.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Somerfield Road Residents Co Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 3 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Items in dispute | insurance, major works, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | insurance, major works |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | Respondent to reimburse Applicant tribunal fees £341 |
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What the decision says
- flats n
converted into three flats
- freeholder
Applicant : Somerfield Road Residents Co Limited
- years
in respect of the service charge years 2017-2025
- outcome
the Respondent should pay one half of all insurance costs from 2016 onwards, together with a half of the costs relating to the handrail and the communal hall light.
- items reduced
The tribunal determines that the amount payable by each of the leaseholders in respect of the roof replacement is currently £250
- s20
the landlord did not carry out a consultation in accordance with section 20 of the 1985 Act
- costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £341 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant.
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