Housing & Tenancy

First-tier Tribunal Grants Dispensation for Urgent Fire Safety Works

Tenant Successfully Challenges Unreasonable Service Charges

Tribunal Sets Fair Rent of £115.50 Per Week Under Rent Act 1977

First-tier Tribunal Adjusts Rent Due to Property Disrepair

The First-tier Tribunal reduced the proposed rent due to the property's poor condition, setting the rent at £710 per month.

First-tier Tribunal Denies Right to Buy for Elderly Suitable Property

Tribunal Rejects Service Charge Claims for Block Insurance Premiums

Tenants Not Liable for Unspent Major Works Service Charges

The First-tier Tribunal ruled that tenants are not responsible for paying service charges related to 'major works' if the landlord has not spent money on those works during the service charge year.

First-tier Tribunal Sets Rent and Service Charges for Assured Tenancy

Tenant's Request for Wasted Costs Against Landlord Denied

Tenant Denied Right to Buy Property Suitable for Elderly Persons

First-tier Tribunal Orders Payment of £5,267.66 for Accrued Uncommitted Service Charges

Service Charges for 2023 and 2024 Found Payable and Reasonable

The First-tier Tribunal decided that the service charges for 2023 and 2024 are fair and must be paid. The ruling was based on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

Tribunal Allows Appeal Against HMO Licence Condition

Tribunal sets fair rent of £175 per week under Rent Act 1977

The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) decided on a fair rent of £175 per week for a rented property, following the procedures outlined in the Rent Act 1977 and the Maximum Fair Rent Order 1999. This decision ensures that the rent charged is fair and reasonable.

Improvement Notice Served on Wrong Person Due to Licensing Error

The First-tier Tribunal ruled that an improvement notice should have been served on the tenant's wife rather than the property owner due to a selective licensing error. The decision was based on the Housing Act 2004.

Tenant Wins Partial Rent Repayment Order Against Landlord

First-tier Tribunal Grants Emergency Call System Upgrade Dispensation

The First-tier Tribunal allowed a landlord to bypass some consultation requirements for upgrading an emergency call system, but only if the landlord informs the a person and considers their feedback.

First-tier Tribunal Rules on Service Charge Allocation for Mixed-Use Property

The First-tier Tribunal decided on how to fairly allocate service charges between a person and commercial a person in a mixed-use a person. The ruling states that a person a person should pay 60.29% of the total service charges based on the methods specified in their lease agreements.

First-tier Tribunal Rules on Reasonableness of Service Charges

First-tier Tribunal Rules Service Charges Unreasonable