Shirley Cottages 51 Wickham Road Croydon CR0 8TB
LON/00AH/LDC/2025/0903 · dispensation from consultation · Croydon · decided 17 Dec 2025
The tribunal granted the landlord company dispensation from the full consultation requirements for £185,000 of facade and structural works, on condition that it bears its own costs, cannot recover proceedings costs from lessees, and pays two objecting leaseholders' reasonable costs, as no prejudice was shown.
| Outcome | Other decision |
|---|---|
| Section 20C (landlord's costs of the case) | Not applied for |
| Section 20 consultation | Consultation failure found |
| Who applied | Landlord or management company |
| Freeholder / landlord | Shirley Cottages (Freehold) Ltd |
| Management company | none named |
| Managing agent | none named |
| Building | A block, 10 flats |
| Service charge years in dispute | not stated |
| Items in dispute | repairs and maintenance |
| Items disallowed or reduced | none stated |
| Total demanded | £185,000 |
| Total found payable | not stated as one figure |
| Fees or costs ordered | the applicant to pay £152 to one objecting leaseholder and £152 to the other objecting leaseholders together, and may no |
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What the decision says
- flats n
The property consists of 10 flats, each held on a long lease
- freeholder
Applicant : [name] Cottages (Freehold) Ltd
- outcome
dispensation is granted on condition that :
- total demanded
Dispensation is sought in respect of the total sum of £185,000.
- s20
the full consultation process has not been carried out.
- costs
i to Ms [name] £152.
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