Jean-Paul and another v LB Southwark [2011] UKUT 178 (LC) is, I suspect, going to cause some difficulties for LVTs (and lawyers) up and down the country. It concerns two points. When are costs “incurred” for the purposes of s.20B, Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and how you notify tenants of expenditure for the purposes of s.20B(2).
In outline, s.20B creates a special limitation period for service charges; the landlord must either demand them from the leaseholders within 18 months of the costs being incurred or, alternatively, must notify the leaseholders within the same period that costs have been incurred and the leaseholders will be required to pay at a … Read the full post
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