Housing & Tenancy

First-tier Tribunal Orders Claimant to Pay Legal Costs

Tribunal Sets Fair Rent Cap Under Rent Acts Order 1999

Statutory Lease Extension Granted Where Landlord Cannot Be Found

First-tier Tribunal Sets Freehold Premium When Landlord Missing

The First-tier Tribunal decided on the amount to be paid for a freehold when the landlord could not be located. They accepted the valuation report provided by an expert and set the price at £66,487.

Landlord Denied Request to Bypass Consultation Requirements for Qualifying Works

Landlord Allowed To Skip Consultation For Urgent Balcony Repairs

The First-tier Tribunal decided that a landlord could skip the usual consultation process for urgent repairs to balconies because of safety issues and potential cost savings.

Tenants Successfully Challenge Service Charges and Costs

Tenants Successfully Challenge Service Charges in First-tier Tribunal

Local Authority Secures One-Year Banning Order Against Property Manager

Claimant Wins Removal of Apparatus Under Electronic Communications Code

Reasonableness of Service Charges Under Scrutiny - First-tier Tribunal Decision

First-tier Tribunal Sets Market Rent at £725 Due to Property Condition

Rent Repayment Orders Granted for Unlicensed HMO

First-tier Tribunal Sets Lease Extension Premium

The First-tier Tribunal decided on the amount a tenant must pay for a lease extension based on the value of the property and the terms of the leasehold reform act. The decision was reached after evaluating comparable evidence and relativity calculations.

First-tier Tribunal Rules on Service Charges Payability and Reasonableness

The First-tier Tribunal ruled on the payability and reasonableness of service charges under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985. The decision was made by Judge S Evans in the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber).

Tribunal Varies Local Authority's HMO Licensing Decision

First-tier Tribunal Identifies Building Safety Risks in Residential Walls

The First-tier Tribunal decided that certain types of walls at a residential development pose significant building safety risks. The ruling was made under the Building Safety Act 2022, focusing on specific wall types that could lead to fire hazards or structural failures.

First-tier Tribunal Rules on Building Safety Risks at Canary Riverside Estate

The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) evaluated the presence of building safety risks in different wall types at the Canary a person Estate. They determined that certain wall types posed significant risks, while others did not meet the criteria for a building safety risk, according to the Building Safety Act 2022 and Building Regulations 2010.

First-tier Tribunal Grants Urgent Fire Safety Works Dispensation

Landlord Granted Dispensation from Consulting Tenants About Major Works

The First-tier Tribunal allowed the landlord to bypass the usual consultation process with tenants regarding major works. The decision was based on the urgent need to restore the communal water supply to residents.