Section 20 Consultation

horse99

Hi. My flat is nearing the end of the consultation as we've had stage 2 and expect stage 3 shortly.


At what point do the Leaseholders legally have to pay the sum demanded? Can we wait until the work is completed? Do we have to pay in advance of work proceeding?


Thanks for any advice


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eddddy

horse99 wrote: »

At what point do the Leaseholders legally have to pay the sum demanded? Can we wait until the work is completed? Do we have to pay in advance of work proceeding?

Typically, you'd have to pay in advance.

So that the freeholder (or management co) has the money in the bank before instructing the contractors to start work.

Otherwise, if a leaseholder pays late, (or refuses to pay at all, meaning legal action is needed) - there won't be enough money to pay the contractors.

da_rule

It will depend on the wording of your lease. Some restrict service charges to costs that have been incurred by the landlord, therefore the landlord would have to incur the costs to then charge them back to the leaseholders.