I should start with an apology to Geeta Koska of One Pump Court, who sent me this judgment a year ago. The delay is entirely my fault. Zikic v London Borough of Haringey. Central London County Court. 9 December 2024. (Copy of Judgment). This was a...
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Pre allocation costs in a housing conditions claim
Gemma Court v Beyond Housing Limited. Teesside Combined Court Centre. 12 February 2026. HHJ Robinson BEM. (Copy of Judgment. Our thanks to Andrew Hogan of Hailsham Chambers for circulating it.) This was a County Court appeal of a first instance...
Evicted while on holiday – County Court unlawful eviction claim.
Our grateful thanks to Radhika Shah of Harrow Law Centre for this note of a judgment in an unlawful eviction case, with a substantial damages award. Zeinab Al Khafaji -v- Mr Dixit Shah – Claim no. K01W1476. 29 January 2026 The Claimant was the sole...
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Rent (and when it isn’t).
Phillips & Anor v Garraway (2026) EWCA Civ 55 This is a curious second appeal of a possession order. It was the tenant's appeal, as the first appeal had upheld the possession order. The background is that Mr & Mrs Phillips had granted Ms...
When your landlord’s landlord is your landlord (and a bit of procedural irregularity)
El-Mouka v (1) Ramsy Property Ltd (2) Home Connect Ltd. Romford County Court, 8th August 2025 (note of judgment here) This was a County Court appeal against a possession order and a refusal to stay eviction on a private tenancy. It is a rarity...
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From the County Courts – a couple of possession claim issues
A couple of case notes on County Court judgments, on validity of a s.21 notice, and on whether an introductory tenancy ceased to be so because of an administrative snafu in the filing of an appeal. Regency Property Management (UK) Ltd v...
Mixed use leases, dwellings and service charges.
Cloisters Business Centre Management Company Ltd v Anvari & Anor (2026) EWCA Civ 17 A Court of Appeal decision on the application of 'dwelling' in section 38 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, and so whether sections 18 to 27A, the service charge...
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PSS is a ‘gateway’ to other rights, does not confer housing rights
Fertre v Vale of White Horse District Council (2025) EWCA Civ 1057 Yes, I am very late to this one, but doing a note for the sake of completeness. The Court of Appeal held that Pre-Settled Status (PSS) under Article 18 of the Agreement on the...