Flat B, 31 Offley Road, London, SW9 0LR
LON/00AY/LSC/2025/0866 · service charges · Lambeth · decided 7 Nov 2025
The tribunal found that accountancy fees for company accounts, and bank and ICO registration fees, were not payable through the service charge, the landlord cannot recover its costs of the case through the service charge, and the landlord must refund the application fees.
| Outcome | Not payable |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Order made |
| Section 20 consultation | Not in issue |
| Who applied | Leaseholder(s) |
| Freeholder / landlord | Frogmill Investments Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | One flat, 3 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| Items in dispute | administration charges, legal and professional fees, other, reserve fund, utilities |
| Items disallowed or reduced | administration charges, legal and professional fees, other, utilities |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | respondent to refund tribunal fees of £114 to applicant |
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What the decision says
- flats n
converted to form 3 flats
- freeholder
Respondent : Frogmill Investments Ltd
- years
in respect of the service charge years 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025
- outcome
The tribunal determines that the amounts claimed for accountancy fees are not payable.
- items reduced
The tribunal determines that the amounts claimed in respect of banking fees and ICO registration fees are not payable.
- s20c
the tribunal determines that no costs should be passed through the service charge and that it is just and equitable in the circumstances for an order to be made under section 20C of the 1985 Act
- costs
the Respondent shall pay the Applicant £114 within 28 days of this Decision, in respect of the reimbursement of the tribunal fees paid by the Applicant
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The original
Later rulings on the same case (costs, section 20C, permission to appeal): 8 Dec 2025.
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