The historical claim succeeded. The reusable model treats the service-charge element as a fresh repayment claim and keeps the express tribunal-fee payment order separate.
Check the claim first
Confirm the current service, parties, legal basis, limitation position and calculation before opening the online form. The service issues the claim; it does not supply its legal basis.
Identify who is legally liable to repay.
Translate each FTT finding into the account actually paid.
Separate an express payment order from declaratory findings.
Send the calculation and letter before claim.
Choose the current issuing route and preserve the submitted record.
How the claim and judgment were calculated
Start with the source schedule that produced the principal. Then compare what was requested when the claim was issued with what the court ordered after the hearing.
How the £3,326.78 principal was derived
The source schedule calculated and rounded each lease-share adjustment, added those rows, then added the leaseholder's share of the express tribunal-fee order. This is a truncated, pseudo-anonymized reconstruction; individual charge lines and identifying details are omitted.
Calculation step
Source amount
Operation
Result
2021/22 lease-share adjustment
£2,141.19
× 40%, rounded
£856.48
2022/23 lease-share adjustment
£4,232.77
× 40%, rounded
£1,693.11
2023/24 lease-share adjustment
£1,642.97
× 40%, rounded
£657.19
Service-charge subtotal
Three rounded lease-share rows
Add
£3,206.78
Express tribunal-fee order
£300.00
× 40% lease share
£120.00
Principal requested
—
£3,206.78 + £120.00
£3,326.78
What was requested and what the court ordered
These ledgers record two stages of the claim. The issued total follows the displayed calculation. The later order total is reproduced as a separately recorded figure and is not presented as a calculated sum.
Shown when the claim was issued
The claim record dated 14 April 2025 showed the principal, interest to that date and the £205 application fee. The full costs request, covering the application and hearing fees, was made at the hearing.
value2021/22 service-charge adjustment£856.48Lease-share amount requested for this charge year.
value2022/23 service-charge adjustment£1,693.11Lease-share amount requested for this charge year.
value2023/24 service-charge adjustment£657.19Lease-share amount requested for this charge year.
valueShare of the FTT fee reimbursement£120.00An express FTT payment order, kept separate from the service-charge adjustments.
subtotalPrincipal requested at issue£3,326.78Subtotal of the three rounded lease-share adjustments and the FTT fee reimbursement share.
valueInterest requested to the issue date£63.51Calculated on the stated 8% basis to 14 April 2025. The claim also requested continuing interest at £0.73 per day.
valueCounty Court application fee£205.00Paid when the claim was issued. The complete request for this fee and the later hearing fee was made at the hearing.
totalTotal requested when issued£3,595.29Principal, interest to the issue date and the £205 application fee.
Recorded after the hearing
The claim sought continuing interest, so the amount increased before judgment. The order records interest, £551 in costs and a separate total. That total is reproduced as stated rather than presented as a recalculation of the displayed rows.
valuePrincipal£3,326.78The principal used consistently throughout this public worked example.
valueInterest ordered£188.52Higher than the issue-date figure. Continuing interest had been requested, but the order gives no calculation for the amount awarded.
valueCounty Court fees ordered£551.00The £205 application fee plus the £346 hearing fee, requested at the hearing.
totalTotal stated in the order£4,066.29The separately recorded total in the final order. It is presented as a recorded figure, not recalculated from the rows above.
Apply this structure to your own schedule
The reusable repayment schedule already separates the whole-building demand, FTT figure, difference, lease share, payment, credits and evidence reference. This example shows why the schedule should also display the whole-building subtotal used before apportionment and keep an express fee order on its own row.
Choose and adapt the right particulars model
This is reusable guidance, not part of the historical claim. Confirm the issuing service, then choose the particulars format that fits it.
Choose the filing format before copying
First confirm the issuing service. Then decide whether its particulars field can state the parties, legal basis and calculation clearly, or whether separate particulars are required.
Use one model for the particulars you file. Replace every placeholder, attach or identify the checked repayment schedule, verify the current procedural requirements and preserve the filed version.
Current online claim model
A concise model for the current online service. Follow the service’s live prompts, eligibility rules and text limits when you issue.
Legally checked 18 August 2026
The Claimant paid residential service charges to [DEFENDANT] for [YEARS]. In decisions dated [DATES], the First-tier Tribunal determined under section 27A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that specified charges were not payable. Applying those findings to the sums paid and the Claimant's [PERCENTAGE] lease share, £[PRINCIPAL] is repayable as shown in the schedule. This is a fresh County Court claim for repayment, not direct enforcement of the FTT declarations. Separately, the FTT expressly ordered [PARTY] to reimburse £[FEE ORDER], which remains unpaid. Despite the letter before claim dated [DATE], payment has not been made. The Claimant claims £[PRINCIPAL], interest under section 69 of the County Courts Act 1984 of £[INTEREST] to issue and continuing at £[DAILY RATE] per day, the issue fee and allowable costs.
Payment relationship
Say who paid whom, for what and when.
Earlier FTT decision
Identify the decisions and findings without converting declarations into payment orders.
Calculation
Link the principal claimed to a separately checked schedule.
Route
State that the service-charge element is a fresh repayment claim.
Separate order
Identify an express fee or payment order separately if one exists.
Remedy
Separate principal, interest, issue fee and costs.
Legacy MCOL short-box model
Use only if the claim is actually being issued through legacy MCOL. Replace every INSERT field and check the live character and punctuation restrictions.
Legally checked 18 August 2026 · 792 of 1080 characters
The Claimant paid residential service charges to the Defendant for INSERT YEARS. The First tier Tribunal in INSERT REFERENCES decided under section 27A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 that specified charges were not payable. Applying those findings to sums paid and the Claimant's INSERT PERCENT lease share, £INSERT PRINCIPAL is repayable as shown in the schedule. This is a fresh County Court repayment claim, not direct enforcement of the FTT declarations. An express FTT fee order of £INSERT FEE is stated separately. Despite a letter before claim dated INSERT DATE, payment has not been made. The Claimant claims £INSERT PRINCIPAL, interest under section 69 of the County Courts Act 1984 of £INSERT INTEREST to issue and £INSERT DAILY RATE per day, the issue fee and allowable costs.
Hard limit
PD 7C limits online particulars to 1,080 characters including spaces.
Preserve the record
Save the submitted text and notice of issue.
Keep the legal basis
Use separate particulars when the claim cannot be stated safely in the short box.
Separate particulars structure
Use this longer structure when the short field cannot clearly explain the parties, legal basis for repayment or calculation.
Legally checked 18 August 2026
1. Identify the parties and why the Defendant is liable to this Claimant.
2. Plead the lease, demands, payments and relevant service charge years.
3. Identify the FTT parties, decisions and exact findings relied upon.
4. State the legal basis of the fresh repayment claim and obtain advice where needed.
5. Explain the calculation and attach a row-by-row schedule.
6. Keep any express FTT payment order separate.
7. Plead the pre-action steps, principal, interest basis and remedy.
8. Use the current statement of truth and comply with service and certificate requirements.
Service
If particulars follow an MCOL claim, comply with the current deadline and certificate-of-service requirements.
Transfer
Keep a filed copy ready if the claim is sent to a hearing centre.