First-tier Tribunal Recognises Burne Jones House Tenants Association

OUTCOME: Allowed

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Case Reference

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BIR/00CN/HTA/2026/0002

Property : Burne Jones House 11 – 12 [ADDRESS] [POSTCODE]

Applicant: [redacted] : [COUNSEL] (Secretary)

Respondent: [redacted] : An application under Section 29 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 for the recognition of a Tenants’ [APPELLANT].

Tribunal Member : [NAME] [NAME] of Decision : 02 April 2026

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DECISION _____________________________________________________

FIRST - TIER TRIBUNAL [NAME] (RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY)

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BACKGROUND

1. By an application received on 2 December 2025, the Applicant, applied for recognition as a Tenants’ [APPELLANT] under section 29 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

2. By way of Directions issued on 20 February 2026, the Landlord was instructed to advise the Tribunal within 14 days of the date of this those Directions if they opposed the recognition of the Applicant as a Tenants’ [APPELLANT] under the 1985 Act, and, if so, the reasons for the same.

3. The Landlord was further instructed that if no response was received within the 14 day time period, the Tribunal would assume that the Landlord did not oppose the recognition.

4. No response was received from the Landlord.

Further Information

5. The Tribunal notes that there are 21 members of the [APPELLANT] and 29 properties in the development where variable service charges are paid. This represents 72%.

6. A list of members was supplied with the application form.

7. The application confirmed that the [APPELLANT] had not previous applied for recognition.

8. The copy of the constitution supplied with the application form confirms the following:

a) How a leaseholder can become a member of the [APPELLANT] and who are entitled to be members.

b) The [APPELLANT]’s decision-making process and rules.

c) The mechanism by which officers of the [APPELLANT] are appointed.

d) The fees and charges payable by members.

e) How the [APPELLANT] represents its members.

f) How the constitution and rules are kept up to date.

g) That the [APPELLANT] operates in an open and transparent way.

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h) That the rules and constitution are fair and democratic.

DECISION

9. The Tribunal considers that the Applicant has met the requirements of section 29 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 and the Tenant’s [APPELLANT] (Provisions Relating to Recognition and Provision of Information) (England) Regulations 2018 and, accordingly finds that [APPELLANT] should be recognised as a tenants’ [APPELLANT].

10. The recognition is for a period of 5 years commencing on the date of this decision. A copy of the certificate is enclosed with this decision.

[NAME] 4 of 4

First tier Tribunal ([NAME]) Residential Property

CERTIFICATE OF RECOGNITION

An application from [APPELLANT] for a Certificate of Recognition under the provisions of Section 29 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985, as amended by Paragraph 10 of Schedule 2 to the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 has been considered by:

[APPELLANT]

who is a person appointed to act as a member of the First-tier Tribunal [NAME].

This is to certify that

[APPELLANT]

is a Recognised Tenants’ [APPELLANT] for the purpose of the aforementioned Section.

The Certificate will be valid for a period of 5 years commencing on the date given below, unless previously cancelled.

[NAME] – [NAME] (Midlands Region) First – tier Tribunal ([NAME])

(one of the persons appointed by the Lord Chancellor as a member of the First-tier Tribunal)

02 April 2026