Citations: [2015] UKFTT RP – CAM – 22UG – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 05 June 2022; Ref: scu.627025

LANDLORD AND TENANT – SERVICE CHARGES – jurisdiction of FTT to consider payability of sums drawn from reserve account – whether justiciable only in court proceedings because involving an allegation of breach of trust – recoverability of costs incurred in proceedings over control of corporate landlord and in disputes between landlord and individual leaseholders – … Continue reading Eshraghi and Others v 7/9 Avenue Road (London House) Ltd (Landlord and Tenant – Service Charges): UTLC 2 Jul 2020

Section 27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Application of Liability To Pay and Reasonableness of Service Charges Citations: [2015] UKFTT RP – LON – 00BF – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 26 November 2022; Ref: scu.626294

Landlord and Tenant – Service Charges – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, s. 27A – Landlord’s legal costs of proceedings before Upper Tribunal under Law of Property Act 1925, s. 84 – Whether landlord’s contractual entitlement to recover such costs under service charge provisions of chalet leases on holiday park precluded by consent order agreed … Continue reading Shearbarn Holiday Park Ltd v Wornell and Others: UTLC 27 Apr 2021

Determination of the liability to pay and reasonableness of service charges (S27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985) Citations: [2015] UKFTT RP – LON – 00AU – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 22 November 2022; Ref: scu.626654

LT LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 section 27A -incorrect allocation of charges for gas central heating between lessees of a building -overcharged lessees entitled to seek a determination as to how much payable by them without being required to prove the amount payable by each of the undercharged … Continue reading San Marino Estates Ltd and others v Peveral Om Ltd: LT 21 May 2008

1985/1987 Act Decisions Citations: [2013] UKFTT RP – CHI – 29UQ – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 01 October 2022; Ref: scu.622957

Southern : Service Charges: Section 27A of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Citations: [2015] UKFTT RP – CHI – 00HY – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 28 September 2022; Ref: scu.626549

1985/1987 Act Decisions Citations: [2013] UKFTT RP – LON – 00 – B Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 22 September 2022; Ref: scu.622901

1985/1987 Act Decisions Citations: [2013] UKFTT RP – CAM – 26UJ – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 19 September 2022; Ref: scu.622953

1985/1987 Act Decisions Citations: [2013] UKFTT RP – BIR – 00FY – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 19 September 2022; Ref: scu.622920

LANDLORD AND TENANT – SERVICE CHARGE – apportionment – applicability and effect of section 27A(6) Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and section 35 Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 Citations: [2018] UKUT 421 (LC) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 18 August 2022; Ref: scu.658645

LT SERVICE CHARGE . . Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 s.27A ( construction of lease ( whether landlord’s renewal of a retaining wall on an undemised part of the estate was within landlord’s repairing obligation and could be included in service charge. Citations: [2006] EWLands LRX – 137 – 2005 Links: Bailii Statutes: Landlord and … Continue reading The Incorporated Trustees of the Dulwich Estate v Kaye and others: LT 11 Sep 2006

LT SERVICE CHARGE . . Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 section 27A (construction of lease) preliminary issue as to whether landlord entitled to renew the windows in the Building and to seek recovery of the costs through the service charge. Judges: Huskinson J Citations: [2006] EWLands LRX – 108 – 2005 Links: Bailii Statutes: Landlord … Continue reading JR and R Wilson Turst v Blount and others: LT 11 Sep 2006

The issue on this appeal is the extent to which a provision dealing with service charges in a residential lease is invalidated by section 27A (6) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. Judges: Lord Justice Lewison Citations: [2021] EWCA Civ 27 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 06 July 2022; … Continue reading Aviva Investors Ground Rent Gp Ltd and Another v Williams and Others: CA 18 Jan 2021

LANDLORD AND TENANT – Service Charges – Leaseholder’s application for determination of charges due in specified years – quantification of charges – whether liability to pay service charge conditional on certification – leaseholder’s liability to pay administration charges – leaseholder’s liability for costs of proceedings – sections 20C and 27A, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 … Continue reading Urban Splash Work Ltd v Ridgway and Another: UTLC 1 Mar 2018

1985/1987 Act Decisions Citations: [2013] UKFTT RP – CHI – 00HD Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 26 May 2022; Ref: scu.622940

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – whether landlord’s source of funding relevant to leaseholders’ liabilities – whether ‘blanket policy’ against discretionary relief relevant to whether service charge payable – whether replacement windows were repairs or improvements – appeal dismissed – sections 19, 20A and 27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – section 219 … Continue reading Craighead v Homes for Islington Ltd and Another: UTLC 24 Feb 2010

1985/1987 Act Decisions Citations: [2013] UKFTT RP – CHI – 24UP – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 25 May 2022; Ref: scu.622952

Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – Section 27A(3) Commonhold and leasehold Reform Act 2002 Schedule 11 Paragraph 5 Citations: [2015] UKFTT RP – CHI – 24UL – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 06 April 2022; Ref: scu.626282

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – admission or agreement – none to be made ‘by reason only of [the tenant] having made any payment’ – section 27A(4)and (5) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 [2015] UKUT 542 (LC) Bailii Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 27A England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 05 January 2022; … Continue reading Cain v Mayor and Burgesses of The London Borough of Islington: UTLC 25 Sep 2015

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – tenants to pay fixed proportion of service charge payable by intermediate landlord to freeholder – intermediate landlord to pay proportion of costs incurred by head landlord to be determined by head landlord or its surveyor whose decision is final and binding – jurisdiction of tribunal in relation … Continue reading Gater and Others v Wellington Real Estates Ltd and Another: UTLC 18 Dec 2014

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – Service charges – application for determination of liability for payment of service charges – Framework Agreements – Qualifying Long Term Agreements – [s.20] – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 section 27A(3) – Application refused [2015] UKUT 395 (LC) Bailii Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 27A(3) England and Wales Landlord and … Continue reading Kensington and Chelsea v The Lessees of 1-124 Pond House and Others: UTLC 21 Jul 2015

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – sufficiency of reasons – whether charges agreed or admitted – section 27A(4) Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – appeal allowed [2015] UKUT 232 (LC) Bailii Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 27A(4) England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 30 December 2021; Ref: scu.547227

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – Service Charges -Sections 18, 27A and 38 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – jurisdiction – First-tier Tribunal striking out as abuse – issue previously decided – appeal – whether a ‘lodge’ is a ‘dwelling’ within section 18(1) and a ‘building’ within section 38 -appeal dismissed – observations on meaning of … Continue reading Caddick v Whitsand Bay Holiday Park Ltd: UTLC 16 Feb 2015

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT -service charges – Whether parties agreed to composite approach to disputed costs of separate items of work – whether composite approach to costs permissible – whether quantification of costs essential or percentage reduction permissible -limited evidence presented – sections 19 and 27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – appeal allowed and … Continue reading City of Westminster v Allen and Others: UTLC 26 Sep 2013

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – LVT determined charges reasonable – accountancy evidence disputing charges had been incurred – s.27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – LVT failed to have regard to tenant’s evidence and failed to determine if charges actually incurred before determining reasonableness [2013] UKUT 153 (LC) Bailii Landlord and Tenant … Continue reading Brown and Another v Island Homes Housing Association Ltd: UTLC 13 May 2013

LT LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – preliminary issue – whether freeholder and former managing agent properly joined by LVT as respondents – held LVT had no jurisdiction to do so – appeal dismissed – . .

LT SERVICE CHARGES – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 section 27A – arithmetical error made by Leasehold Valuation Tribunal – correction. Citations: [2006] EWLands LRX – 113 – 2005 Statutes: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 27A Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 13 November 2022; Ref: scu.244523

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – invalid demand because name of landlord not given – whether made valid for purposes of operation of section 20B by later valid demand – section 20C decision – whether reasons adequate – whether discretion properly exercised – appeal and cross-appeal dismissed – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 … Continue reading Johnson v County Bideford Ltd: UTLC 17 Dec 2012

Service Charges Citations: [2011] EWLVT LON – LV – SVC – 00AD – 0, [2011] EWLVT LON – LV – SVC – 00AD – 0, [2011] EWLVT LON – LV – SVC – 00AD – 0 Links: Bailii, Bailii, Bailii Statutes: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 27A Landlord and Tenant Updated: 28 September 2022; Ref: … Continue reading 22 Maple Court – Bexley : London (Service Charges): LVT 9 Nov 2011

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charge – building estate costs – whether recoverable from underlessees – construction of lease – principles of construction to be applied – held costs recoverable – appeal dismissed. Citations: [2011] UKUT 13 (LC) Links: Bailii Statutes: Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 27A Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant … Continue reading Sheldon Square Residents Association v St George North London Ltd: UTLC 20 Jan 2011

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – appeal by way of review – LVT determined the reasonableness of various service charge items – whether LVT failed to give adequate reasons to the prejudice of the landlord – whether LVT failed to take account of relevant evidence – whether LVT misunderstood certain evidence – appeal … Continue reading Peverel Om Ltd v Wernick: UTLC 12 Aug 2010

LT LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – liability – whether lessee liable for management costs – held lessee liable for costs incurred in providing specified services under lease but not otherwise – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 s 27A. Citations: [2008] EWLands LRX – 114 – 2007 Links: Bailii Statutes: Landlord and Tenant Act … Continue reading Norwich City Council v Marshall: LT 23 Oct 2008

Landlord and Tenant – Service Charges – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 section 27A(4) – whether FTT has jurisdiction to hear application – matters ‘agreed or admitted’ – matters ‘subject to determination by a court’ – application to strike out under Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013, rule 9 – appeal from refusal … Continue reading Marlborough Park Services Ltd v Leitner: UTLC 31 Jul 2018

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – Service Charge – jurisdiction of FTT to hear application challenging the reasonableness of a service charge under sections 18, 19 and 27A(1) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 when that had already been determined by the county court – applicability of section 27A(4)(c) of the Landlord and Tenant Act … Continue reading Cowling v Worcester Community Housing Ltd: UTLC 14 Sep 2015

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – section 27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – construction of provisions of lease – landlord fails to establish specially designated trust fund as required by lease – whether landlord obliged to pay for repairs from reserve fund – tenants’ appeal allowed – whether order under section 20C … Continue reading Caribax Ltd v Hinde House Management Company Ltd: UTLC 4 Jun 2015

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – application under section 27A(3) of Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – whether adequate specification of proposed works – tender process – whether proposed works reasonable – whether consultation requirements satisfied – appeal allowed [2012] UKUT 317 (LC) Bailii Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 27A(3) England and Wales … Continue reading Dealmore Ltd v Jones: UTLC 16 Oct 2012

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – apportionment by rateable value – whether Tribunal had jurisdiction to consider question of construction of lease after agreement reached on quantum of service charge payable – para. 3, Sch. 12, Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 – s.27A(4), Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – appeal allowed [2015] … Continue reading Cain v London Borough of Islington: UTLC 26 Mar 2015

Landlord and Tenant – Service Charges – apportionment of liability for service charges – wording in lease rendered void by section 27A(6) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – effect of lease once void wording deleted Citations: [2020] UKUT 111 (LC) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 13 November 2022; … Continue reading Williams v Lessees of 38 Flats In Vista: UTLC 6 Apr 2020

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – whether costs of major works and administration charge reasonable and/or reasonably incurred – apportionment – consultation arrangements – capital works programme in accordance with PPC 2000 Contracting Arrangements – s. 20C order – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 sections 19(1), 20 and 27A – appeal allowed Citations: … Continue reading Hackney v Akhondi: UTLC 10 Dec 2012

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – reasonableness of service charges – application of the provisions of section 18, 19 and 27A of the LTA 1985 – sufficiency of reasons – the LVT as expert – reasons on refusal to grant permission to appeal – disallowing costs Judges: Walden Smith Judge Citations: [2012] UKUT 154 (LC) Links: … Continue reading London Borough of Havering v MacDonald: UTLC 17 May 2012

An Application under section 27A and section 20C of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and schedule 11 of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002. Citations: [2014] UKFTT RP – MAN – 00BU – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 26 October 2022; Ref: scu.629959

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charge – LVT holding service charges irrecoverable by reason of landlord’s failure to comply with provisions of lease and under statutory provisions – LVT failing to make findings as to reasonableness of costs – appeal allowed – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 ss 20B, 27A Citations: [2011] UKUT 42 … Continue reading Ember Homes Ltd v Lucas: UTLC 28 Jan 2011

Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – S27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 – S20C Citations: [2015] UKFTT RP – MAN – 00BR – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 02 September 2022; Ref: scu.626778

Service Charges: Sections 27A and 20C of The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Citations: [2015] UKFTT RP – CHI – 45UH – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 03 August 2022; Ref: scu.626685

Consideration of S27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Regarding The Payability of Service Charges Citations: [2014] UKFTT RP – LON – 00 – 0 Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 07 July 2022; Ref: scu.630201

LANDLORD AND TENANT – Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 s.27A – service charges – liability – whether lessee liable for management costs incurred in providing services – interpretation of leases – held lessee liable Citations: [2010] UKUT 469 (LC) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 23 May 2022; Ref: scu.462572

Section 27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Determination of reasonableness and payability of service charges Citations: [2015] UKFTT RP – CAM – 26UG – Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 27 April 2022; Ref: scu.626189

The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) (‘the FTT’) does not itself have enforcement powers, but its decisions can potentially be enforced through Court mechanisms, notably pursuant to section 176C of the Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 (‘the 2002 Act’) or section 27 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (‘the 2007 Act’). The issue … Continue reading Termhouse (Clarendon Court) Management Ltd v Al-Balhaa: CA 10 Dec 2021

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – whether insurance premium charged is reasonable – First Tier Tribunal failed to have regard to fact the sum insured in lessee’s alternative quotations was not comparable – sections 19 and 27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 [2015] UKUT 31 (LC) Bailii Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 19 … Continue reading Zambra Investments Ltd v Ellis: UTLC 26 Jan 2015

UTLC LANDLORD AND TENANT – service charges – whether lessor entitled to apportion the cost of a city-wide maintenance contract for communal lighting to the lessees’ estate by rateable value – First Tier Tribunal correctly construed the lease as requiring the lessor to identify actual expenditure on the estate – appeal dismissed – sections 19 … Continue reading Norwich City Counci v Redford: UTLC 26 Jan 2015

Determination of Service Charge-Section 27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 [2015] UKFTT RP – CHI – 45UG – Bailii England and Wales Landlord and Tenant Updated: 17 November 2021; Ref: scu.626600