Housing & Tenancy

Financial Penalties Reduced for Licensing Failures in Rental Properties

The First-tier Tribunal reduced the financial penalties imposed on a landlord for failing to obtain selective licences for rental properties. The reduction was due to the landlord's ill-health, which impacted their ability to manage the licensing requirements.

RTM Company Granted Dispensation for Urgent Electrical Repairs

RTM Company Gets Permission to Skip Consultation for Urgent Health and Safety Works

The First-tier Tribunal allowed an a company to skip the usual consultation process for urgent works that were necessary for health and safety reasons. The works included preventing water from entering the basement and improving fire safety measures.

Tenant Granted Statutory Lease Extension When Landlord Untraceable

First-tier Tribunal Rules on Service Charges Validity and Reasonableness

The First-tier Tribunal decided on the validity and reasonableness of service charges for a commercial serviced apartment room in a hotel-style development. The ruling was based on the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and covered the years 2022-2025.

First-tier Tribunal Determines Fair Rent Under Rent Act 1977

First-tier Tribunal Rejects Breach of Lease Claim

In a recent case, the First-tier Tribunal dismissed the claimant's a person for a breach of lease. The claimant failed to provide sufficient evidence that alterations to the property required consent under the lease.

First-tier Tribunal Rejects Landlord’s Rent Increase Notice

First-tier Tribunal Determines Rent for Assured Tenancy

First-tier Tribunal sets new rent of £1100 per month for property

First-tier Tribunal Excludes Chapel from Management Order

The First-tier Tribunal changed a Management Order to exclude the a person of St John the Baptist from the property managed by the applicant. This ensures that the a person remains outside the management scope of the residential development.

Tribunal Sets New Rent of £2100 Per Month

Tribunal Sets New Rent for Assured Tenancy

First-tier Tribunal Determines Fair Rent for Property

Market Rent Set for Assured Tenancy

First-tier Tribunal Determines Fair Market Rent for Property

Tribunal Sets New Rent After Considering Tenant Improvements

Right to Buy Appeal Struck Out Due to Lack of Jurisdiction

Tribunal Grants Dispensation for Urgent Roof Repairs Under s.20ZA

Tribunal Grants Dispensation for Works on Residential Estate

The tribunal allowed a landlord to bypass certain consultation requirements for repairing and redecorating parts of a residential estate because the tenants were informed and did not raise objections.