Major Works and Section 20
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What is the procedure for Major Works and Section 20 Survey?
The procedure for Section 20 Major Works are maintenance, repairs or improvements which the leaseholders will have to contribute more than £250 towards per leasehold title and must therefore be consulted on. This clause is intended to protect you as a leaseholder from having to pay unnecessarily large leasehold major works payments for repairs and maintenance carried out to your building: if you're not consulted in the prescribed manner, works costs can be capped at £250 per leaseholder, regardless of the cost to the freeholder. A surveyor will usually be appointed to ascertain what works need to be carried out with a copy of the report in time sent to you via the freeholder or block managing agents.
What are major works under section 20?
Examples of things which constitute major works include repairing, replacing, or decorating the following:
- Communal Areas
- Exterior Brickwork
- External Guttering
- Lifts
- Pathways
- Roof
- Window frames
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