Merisham Court, School Lane, Banbury, Oxford, OX16 2AT
CAM/38UB/LDC/2026/0008 · dispensation from consultation · Cherwell · decided 22 Apr 2026
The tribunal granted the landlord dispensation from the statutory consultation requirements for the 2023 lift replacement works at Merisham Court, because the work was urgent and leaseholders were kept informed; leaseholders can still challenge the reasonableness of the actual costs separately.
| Outcome | Other decision |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not clear |
| Section 20 consultation | Dispensation granted |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | McCarthy & Stone Retirement Lifestyles Limited |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | McCarthy and Stone Management Services Limited |
| Building | A block, 30 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | 2023 |
| Items in dispute | major works |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| Total demanded | not stated as one figure |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | none stated |
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What the decision says
- flats n
a purpose-built block of 30 retirement apartments
- freeholder
2. McCarthy & [name] Lifestyles Limited
- agent
1. McCarthy and [name] Management Services Limited
- years
during 2023, the sole communal lift at the Property experienced persistent and escalating failures
- outcome
The Tribunal determines to dispense with all the consultation requirements in relation to the works in 2023 to the lift
- s20
The Tribunal determines to dispense with all the consultation requirements in relation to the works in 2023 to the lift
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