Flat 2B, 14 & 16 Hampshire House, 12 Hyde Park Place, London W2 2LH
LON/00BK/LSL/2024/0602 · LSL · Westminster · decided 28 Apr 2026
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the major works costs above £360,979.04 were not reasonably incurred and not payable, the Abbatt staff management fees were not reasonably incurred, and the landlord's legal costs cannot be recovered through the leases; any costs orders in the proceedings are yet to be decided.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Hampshire House Freehold Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | First Port Property Services |
| Building | A block, 20 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | legal and professional fees, major works, other, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | legal and professional fees, major works, other, reserve fund |
| 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
It contains 20 flats, 6 in the basement and 2 per
- freeholder
Respondent : Hampshire House Freehold Ltd
- agent
through First Port Property Services (“First Port”) when they acquired
- years
challenging the reasonableness and payability of service charges for the years 2022 and 2023, and the budgeted expenditure for the year 2024
- outcome
The costs of the major works programme at Hampshire House were not
- items reduced
The fees of Abbatt Dual Management Ltd were not reasonably incurred.
- total demanded
The reserve fund demands totalling £1m
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