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Section 20 Notice — Major Works

A completed fictional landlord consultation notice for major works and estimated leaseholder contributions.

Jurisdiction: England and Wales - completed fictional worked example

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# SECTION 20 NOTICE — MAJOR WORKS

Date: 26 August 2036

Parties: Redbridge Court Residents and Redbridge Court RTM Co Ltd

## 1. Purpose and parties

Redbridge Court RTM Co Ltd gives leaseholders notice of proposed roof and external-wall works at 22 Station Road, Reading RG1 6DP. The estimated contract value is £168,000 and the proposed consultation concerns qualifying long-term works under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

## 2. Facts, scope and terms

The provisional scope includes scaffold access, slate replacement, masonry repairs and decoration. The estimated average contribution is £4,200 per flat, subject to the lease, apportionment, tender and consultation responses; no final demand is made by this notice.

## 3. Process and responsibilities

Leaseholders may inspect the estimates and make observations or nominate a contractor within the stated period. The landlord will keep the notice, estimates, observations and award decision, and will explain any application for dispensation if the statutory consultation cannot be completed.

## 4. Evidence, records and safeguards

The parties should retain the relevant contract, notice, invoices, records and correspondence, and restrict access to personal or confidential information to those who need it. The stated amounts and dates are fictional worked-example facts and require checking against source records.

## 5. Review, escalation and outcome

If the issue is not resolved, the parties should identify the appropriate next step, which may include an internal process, mediation, court or regulator. Silence or part performance is not treated as acceptance or waiver.

## 6. Reservations and practical protections

This document is a general fictional example, not individual legal advice and not a guarantee of eligibility, liability or outcome. Where necessary, an independent professional should check the facts and current law.

## 7. England and Wales law and completion

This completed fictional sample is made on the date above under the law of England and Wales and subject to mandatory protections. It does not exclude any right, liability or remedy that cannot lawfully be excluded.

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