Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 17 December 2018 to Question 201700 on Letting Agents, whether the Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 Technical Group discussed the threshold of £250 consultation limit for large developments with multiple apartments under one lease at those meetings.

The Technical Group discussed the effectiveness of section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, including the monetary thresholds that result in a consultation taking place prior to carrying out any qualifying works to a building.

The Technical Group’s work and early recommendations on section 20 are being taken forward by the Regulation of Property Agent’s working group, chaired by Lord Best. This is to ensure the section 20 considerations are aligned with the wider reform agenda for both service charges and managing agents. The working group is expected to report back to government in summer 2019.