Housing & Tenancy

First-tier Tribunal Rules on Service Charges for Entrance Gates

Tenant Entitled to Purchase Freehold Reversion Under Leasehold Reform Act

Tribunal Sets £354/Month Rent for Assured Tenancy in High Peak

First-tier Tribunal Appoints Manager for Listed Building

Tenant Breaches Lease Agreement by Refusing Access for Repairs

First-tier Tribunal Grants Dispensation for Dry Rot Eradication Works

The First-tier Tribunal allowed a landlord to bypass the usual consultation process with tenants for urgent dry rot eradication works, ensuring that the works would not unfairly affect the tenants.

Tribunal Grants Urgent Lift Repairs Dispensation Without Full Consultation

Tribunal Grants £25,750 Dispensation for Urgent Cold Water Tank Replacement in London

Tribunal grants dispensation for £3,243 lift repair in London

Residential Property Management Company Granted Urgent Lift Repairs Dispensation

Tenants win rent repayment for unlicensed HMO in First-tier Tribunal ruling

Tenant Granted Lease Extension Based on Relativity Calculations

The First-tier Tribunal granted a tenant's a person for lease extension based on a person and existing lease value calculations under the 1993 Act. The tribunal determined the premium payable was £30,264.

First-tier Tribunal Rules Property Particularly Suitable for Elderly Persons

The First-tier Tribunal decided that a property is particularly suitable for elderly persons and therefore cannot be sold under the right to buy scheme. The decision was based on a person's features and its suitability for elderly residents.

Tribunal Reduces Service Charges for Flat in St Michael’s to £1,032.50

The First-tier Tribunal ruled that a tenant could challenge the reasonableness of service charges and exclude certain costs from being included in service charges. The decision was based on sections 19 and 27A of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

Tribunal Sets £263/week Fair Rent for Assured Tenancy in London

Tribunal reduces service charges for flat in St Michael's to £1,032.50

First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Decision — Case 4171818

The First-tier Tribunal ruled on the reasonableness and payability of service charges for a property in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. The decision was made by Judge JR Morris and others on 30th August 2019.

Tribunal sets £137/week max fair rent for assured tenancy in London

The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) decided on the maximum fair rent for a property under the Rent Act 1977. The fair rent was set at £137.00 per week, excluding certain costs like water rates and council tax. This decision was based on the Retail Price Index and the Rent Acts (Maximum Fair Rent) Order 1999.

First-tier Tribunal Determines Fair Market Rent for Semi-Detached Property

First-tier Tribunal Grants Service Charge Determination and Dispensation