Housing & Tenancy

Tribunal Grants £7,025 Roof Repairs Dispensation Without Consultation

Tribunal Grants £X Dispensation for Major Works on Defective Cladding in Kent

The First-tier Tribunal granted permission to a landlord to bypass certain consultation requirements for major works involving fire safety measures. The decision was made because the original contractor was the most suitable to perform the work.

Tribunal Sets £4,300 Freehold Interest Price for Former Council House in Stechford

Tenant Partially Successful in Challenging Administration Charges

First-tier Tribunal Sets New Pitch Fee for Mobile Home Based on RPI Increase

First-tier Tribunal rules on service charges and QLTAs

First-tier Tribunal Determines Reasonable Costs for Tenant's Legal and Valuation Services

Tenant Granted New Lease Based on Existing Terms

First-tier Tribunal Rejects Appeal to Revoke HMO License

The First-tier Tribunal decided that the property at the address must continue to have an HMO license under the Housing Act 2004, rejecting the claimant's appeal to revoke the license.

Tribunal Sets £104,250 Freehold Premium for Collective Enfranchisement in Brentford

Tribunal Grants Dispensation for Fire Alarm Installation in High-Rise Block in Manchester

The First-tier Tribunal allowed a landlord to skip the usual consultation process for installing a fire alarm system in a high-rise building. This was done to ensure the safety of all residents.

Freeholder Granted Exemption for Urgent Roof Repairs

RTM Company Fails to Acquire Right to Manage Property

Rent Adjustment for Tenant Facing Undue Hardship

Tenant Successfully Challenges Rent Increase Proposal

First-tier Tribunal Approves Garage Rebuilding but Caps Costs

The tribunal allowed the rebuilding of the garage block but capped the costs at £224,800 including VAT, rejecting certain improvements as unreasonable.

Tribunal sets £420/month rent for assured tenancy in Burton-on-Trent

First-tier Tribunal Rejects Claim for Unlawfully Demanded Service Charges

First-tier Tribunal Grants Urgent Repair Works Dispensation

The First-tier Tribunal allowed the landlord to bypass full consultation requirements for urgent repair works involving scaffolding and water damage, citing the urgent need for action.

Leaseholder Successfully Challenges Unreasonable Service Charges

The First-tier Tribunal ruled that a tenant was not required to pay certain service charges because the landlord failed to properly demand them and the charges were deemed excessive. The tribunal also ordered the landlord to pay back the tenant's tribunal fees.