[2025] UKUT 19 (LC)

This is an appeal against the findings of the First-tier Tribunal in a decision made under section 27A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 about whether services charges were payable. The leaseholders challenged a number of charges, and on most points the FTT found in their favour; on some points the FTT made findings in favour of the landlord despite the leaseholders’ unchallenged evidence to the contrary, and those findings are appealed. The leaseholders also appeal the FTT’s refusal to award costs in their favour under rule 13 of the FTT’s rules in response to the landlord’s unreasonable behaviour in failing to follow the FTT’s directions, which caused the leaseholders to incur additional costs.

The appeal has been decided under the Tribunal’s written representations procedure; the appellant leaseholders have been represented by Gregsons solicitors. The respondent has chosen not to take part in the appeal.