Housing & Tenancy

Tribunal Grants £100,000 Lift Works Dispensation for London Flats

First-tier Tribunal Determines Service Charge Costs and Grants Dispensation

The First-tier Tribunal decided on the costs of service charges for a person and granted dispensation from consultation requirements for certain works, excluding some costs from being payable by a person.

Tenant Granted Lease Extension Under Leasehold Reform Act

The First-tier Tribunal decided that a tenant was entitled to extend their lease under the Leasehold Reform Act 1993. The premium for the lease extension was set at £25,244.

Tenant's Service Charge Demands Found Invalid by Tribunal

First-tier Tribunal Determines Reasonable Costs for New Lease Claim

Tribunal Sets Reasonable Service Charges for Tenancy in London

The First-tier Tribunal decided on the reasonableness of service charges for specific years, ensuring that tenants only pay for reasonable costs incurred by the freeholder.

First-tier Tribunal Validates Claimant's Notices in Right to Manage Case

First-tier Tribunal Validates Service Charge Consultation Process

Service Charge Payable: First-tier Tribunal Decision

Tribunal Rules Tenant Breached Lease Covenants in London Property

First-tier Tribunal Upholds Freeholder's Right to Collect Reasonable Service Charges

The First-tier Tribunal ruled on the reasonableness of service charges for 2017 and 2018, confirming that the freeholder can collect these charges from leaseholders if they comply with the terms of the lease agreements.

Tenant Granted New Lease with Premium Determined by Tribunal

First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Decision — Case 4172940

In this case, the First-tier Tribunal allowed a landlord to bypass the usual requirement to consult leaseholders about major works because the works were deemed urgent and necessary.

Tenant's Costs Not Considered Relevant to Service Charges

Tribunal Rejects Landlord's Request to Skip Consultation for Lift Repairs in Newport

The First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) rejected a landlord's request to bypass consultation requirements for lift repairs in the address, Isle of Wight, because the landlord did not provide enough details about the work and costs.

First-tier Tribunal Discharges Management Order Under Landlord and Tenant Act 1987

The First-tier Tribunal discharged a management order for a property because the property had been improved and no one objected to the discharge.

Tribunal sets £7,916.37 in service charges for property management in London

Limited Costs Allowed in Tenancy Dispute

First-tier Tribunal Decides Property Suitable for Elderly Tenants

Tribunal Grants £867 Fire Safety Works Dispensation in Hastings