Flat 64, Marquess House, 7 Lakeside Drive, London NW10 7GZ
LON/00AE/LSC/2026/0169 · service charges · Brent · decided 31 Aug 2026
figures not yet checkedThe tribunal found the estate and block service charges for 2021/22 to 2025/26 payable as demanded, as equal apportionment across flats was not shown to be unreasonable, but ordered that the landlord's litigation costs cannot be added to the service charge or charged as an administration fee, and that the respondent reimburse the £341 application fee.
| Outcome | Payable as demanded |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Regency Heights (First Central) Management Company Limited |
| Management company | Regency Heights (First Central) Management Company Limited |
| Managing agent | Altus Property Management |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2021, 2022 |
| Items in dispute | other |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the respondent to reimburse the applicant's application fee of £341 |
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What the decision says
- freeholder
Respondents : [name] (First Central) Management Company Limited
- agent
Ms. [name] from Altus Property Management
- years
2021/2022 - £1,474.95
- outcome
the Tribunal was satisfied that the service charges as demanded were payable by the Applicant.
- s20c
The application for an order under section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 so that none of the landlord’s costs of the Tribunal proceedings may be passed to the lessee through any service charge is granted.
- costs
the re-imbursement by the Respondent of the fees of £341 paid by the Applicant in bringing this application.
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The original
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