Flat 3, 245 Queens Road, London SW19 8NY

LON/00BA/LSC/2025/0900 · service charges · Merton · decided 12 Apr 2026

The tribunal found the amended major external works and management fee reasonable and payable, with the applicant's 20% share of major works set at £7,917.59, and refused the applicant's request that the landlord's costs of the proceedings not be added to the service charge.

Outcome	Not stated
Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case)	Refused
Section 20 consultation	Not in issue
Who applied	Leaseholder(s)
Freeholder / landlord	Orchidbase Ltd
Management company	none named
Managing agent	none named
Building	One flat, 3 flats
Service charge years in dispute	2022, 2023, 2024
Items in dispute	cleaning and grounds, insurance, major works, management fees, repairs and maintenance
Items disallowed or reduced	none stated
Total demanded	not stated as one figure
Total found payable	£7,917.59
Fees or costs ordered	none stated

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flats n: an Edwardian semi-detached house converted into three flats
freeholder: Respondent : Orchidbase Ltd
years: service charge years 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25
total payable: 20% is £7,917.59 which the Tribunal finds is payable by the Applicant.
s20c: The landlord has been largely successful in this application and the application is refused.

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