Flat B, 178 Worple Road, Wimbledon, London SW20 8PR
LON/00BA/LSC/2025/0785 · service charges · Merton · decided 26 Jan 2026
The tribunal found the electricity, insurance and most other charges reasonable, reduced a duplicated £810 roofing charge and the 2023-2025 management fee to £2250 plus VAT, and limited the applicant's liability for the landlord's tribunal costs to 50%.
| Outcome | Reduced |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | South Western Estates Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2019, 2020, 2024 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, cleaning and grounds, insurance, management fees, other, repairs and maintenance, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | management fees, repairs and maintenance |
| 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
- freeholder
Respondent : South Western Estates Limited
- years
service charge years from 1st April - 31st March 2019-2020 through to 2024-2025
- outcome
a reasonable charge for the service charge years 2023-2025 is £2250 plus VAT not £2500
- items reduced
we have concluded that only £810 is reasonable on
- s20c
limit the proper costs if any re-charged by the Respondent
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