27 Gypsy Hill, London SE19 1QG LON/00AY/LDC/2025/0721
FIRST-TIER TRIBUNAL
PROPERTY CHAMBER (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY)
Case No LON/00AY/LDC/2025/0721
Between
Long Term Reversions (Torquay) Ltd.ApplicantLeaseholders as per the applicationRespondent
Before
Judge TagliaviniSusan Kent - Parkfords for the ApplicantN/A Section 20ZA – Dispensation from for the RespondentVenue 10 Alfred Place, London WC1E 7LRDate 30 June 2025Property: 27 Gypsy Hill, London SE19 1QGType of application: Consultation
DECISION
2 The tribunal’s decision (i) The tribunal grants the applicant dispensation from consultation pursuant to s.20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in respect of works to the cracked and failing buttresses as quoted by On Call Property Service in the sum of £6,780.00(inc. VAT) The application[1]The applicant has applied for dispensation from the statutory consultation requirements pursuant to s.20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 in respect of the repair of the concrete buttress at the top of the building. The property[2]The subject property at 27 Gypsy Hill, London SE19 1QG (‘the property’) is a circa 1900s house which has been converted into six residential flats. Background[3]The applicant informed the tribunal that a Notice of Intention was issued to the leaseholders on 24 April 2025. The application is said to be urgent because of the falling concrete from the top of the building and the health & safety issue as a result of this. The estimated cost of the works is said to total £6,780.00(inc. VAT) as per the quote dated 24 April 2025 from On Call Property Services. The hearing[4]Neither party requested an oral hearing and this application was decided on the digital bundle of documents comprising 15 pages. No objections were received from any of the leaseholder respondent by the tribunal although the applicant confirmed that a copy of the application/bundle had been sent to all leaseholders. The tribunal’s reasons[5]The tribunal finds the works required are urgent and present a serious risk to health and safety if the cracked and failing concrete is not made safe. In the absence of any objections to this application or the identification of any relevant prejudice that would be caused as result of the applicant landlord’s failure to consult on these works, the tribunal finds it reasonable and appropriate to grant the dispensation sought; Daejan Investments Limited v Benson and others [2013] UKSC 14. 3 Name: Judge Tagliavini Date: 30 June 2025 Rights of appeal By rule 36(2) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013, the Tribunal is required to notify the parties about any right of appeal they may have. If a party wishes to appeal this decision to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber), then a written application for permission must be made to the First- tier Tribunal at the Regional Office which has been dealing with the case. The application should be made on Form RP PTA available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/form-rp-pta-application-for- permission-to-appeal-a-decision-to-the-upper-tribunal-lands-chamber The application for permission to appeal must arrive at the Regional Office within 28 days after the Tribunal sends written reasons for the decision to the person making the application. If the application is not made within the 28-day time limit, such application must include a request for an extension of time and the reason for not complying with the 28-day time limit; the Tribunal will then look at such reason(s) and decide whether to allow the application for permission to appeal to proceed, despite not being within the time limit. The application for permission to appeal must identify the decision of the Tribunal to which it relates (i.e. give the date, the property and the case number), state the grounds of appeal and state the result the party making the application is seeking. If the Tribunal refuses to grant permission to appeal, a further application for permission may be made to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).