Flat 4, Southgate House, 25A Henry Bird Way, Northampton, NN4 8GE
CAM/34UF/LSC/2025/0627 · service charges · West Northamptonshire · decided 26 Feb 2026
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal reduced the 2024 health and safety charge to £475, reduced reserve fund contributions for 2024 and 2025, cut the 2025 insurance and risk assessment budgets, found all £345 of administration charges not payable, ordered the landlord to refund £337 in fees, and made a section 20C order.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Abacus Land 4 Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | Firstport Property Services Limited |
| Building | One flat, 5 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2024, 2025 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, insurance, legal and professional fees, repairs and maintenance, reserve fund |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, insurance, other, reserve fund |
| Total demanded | £990 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant £337 in tribunal and hearing fees |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a two-bedroom flat in a converted block of five flats
- freeholder
Respondent : [name] 4 Limited
- agent
The Respondent’s new managing agent, Firstport Property Services Limited, was appointed on 1 January 2023.
- years
the service charge years in dispute were helpfully narrowed to the final service charge for 2024 and the interim service charge for 2025
- outcome
we find that only £475.00 was reasonably incurred in respect of health and safety and risk assessments in the 2024 year and reduce the sum recoverable
- items reduced
The reasonable budget for insurance costs in 2025 is £1850.00
- s20c
The tribunal makes an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the Respondent’s costs of the tribunal proceedings may be passed to the lessees through any service charge.
- costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £337.00 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant.
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