What is Section 20 consultation and how does it affect me?
Principle
Last Update 3 years ago
It is a legal requirement for leaseholders to be consulted before qualifying works are carried out or a long-term agreement for providing services is entered into.
Qualifying work includes any works for which any one leaseholder would have to contribute more than £250. Qualifying long-term agreements include agreements whereby the landlord enters a contract for a period of more than 12 months and landlords must consult all leaseholders if the amount exceeds more than £100 per leaseholder.
There are provisions for emergency works as the consultation process will take too long. We will write to you with as much information as possible when this situation arises.