Housing & Tenancy

First-tier Tribunal Reduces Unreasonable Service Charges for Tenants

Tenant Successfully Challenges Unreasonable Service Charges

First-tier Tribunal Grants Landlord Dispensation for Urgent Water Works

A landlord applied to the First-tier Tribunal for permission to bypass certain legal steps required before carrying out essential water supply works. The tribunal agreed that these works were urgent and could not wait any longer without risking leaseholders' safety, so they granted permission to proceed.

First-tier Tribunal Sets Market Rent at £1,000 for Property

First-tier Tribunal Orders Landlord to Repay £6,582.16 for Unlicensed Property

First-tier Tribunal Sets Fair Rent for Property Considering Condition and Scarcity

First-tier Tribunal dismisses appeal on housing licence

First-tier Tribunal Sets Market Rent for Assured Periodic Tenancy

In this case, the First-tier Tribunal determined the market rent for an assured periodic tenancy based on written submissions and internet data. The decision set the new monthly rent at £2,350, effective from December 1st, 2025.

Tribunal Sets Market Rent at £2,995 per Month for Assured Tenancy

First-tier Tribunal Orders £5,000 for Respondent's Costs

Tribunal Rules on Reasonableness of Fire Safety Service Charges

First-tier Tribunal Rejects Leaseholder's Challenge on Service Charges

The First-tier Tribunal dismissed a a person's challenges regarding service charges for roof works and a person Knotweed treatment, ruling that the charges were reasonable and valid under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

First-tier Tribunal Grants Dispensation for Urgent Lift Repairs

The First-tier Tribunal allowed a property management company to bypass consultation requirements for urgent repairs to a life-critical passenger lift in a retirement block, ensuring that vulnerable residents could continue using the lift.

Tribunal Rules on Reasonable Service Charges for Ceira Court Tenants

In this case, the First-tier Tribunal ruled on whether service charges were reasonable for several tenants at the address in Luton. The tribunal considered various expenses claimed by the landlord and decided which ones were justified under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

First-tier Tribunal Grants Dispensation for Safety Works

Tribunal Extends Manager's Term and Rejects Cost Disallowance Application

Claimant Successfully Appeals Registration Rejection

First-tier Tribunal Determines Fair Rent Under Rent Act 1977

Tribunal Upholds Refusal to Vary HMO Licence Due to Non-Compliance with Standards

First-tier Tribunal Determines Fair Market Rent for Assured Tenancy

The First-tier Tribunal decided on a fair market rent for a property under an assured tenancy. They set the rent at £1937.50 per month after considering various factors like improvements made by the tenant and the overall condition of the property.