United Kingdom service chargessection 20 consultationqualifying works

Phillips v Francis

[2014] EWCA Civ 1395; [2015] 1 WLR 741

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtTruro County Court (first instance, HH Judge Cotter QC); the subsequent appeals are Phillips v Francis [2012] EWHC 3650 (Ch) (High Court, Sir Andrew Morritt C) and Francis v Phillips [2014] EWCA Civ 1395, [2015] 1 WLR 741 (Court of Appeal)

Year2010

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The section 20 consultation requirement of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 (and the £250-per-tenant threshold) applies to each identifiable 'set' of qualifying works, so that the costs of separate, discrete works are not aggregated across a service-charge year to trigger consultation.

Area of Law

General

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