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Marshall Dixon and others v Wellington Close Management Ltd [2012] UKUT 95 (LC) is, so far as I can tell, the first Lands Tribunal/Upper Tribunal case on s.37, Landlord and Tenant Act 1987. As you'll know, the 1987 Act gives the LVT power to vary residential...
You'll remember that, back in August 2011, the GLA announced that it was conducting a review of service charges in the capital (see our note here) and that the evidence included a panel discussion which was broadcast across the internet (see here). The final...
Keep your eyes out for Khela (by his LPA receiver) v Dainter, Birmingham County Court, 29.2.12, which HHJ McKenna has just transfered into the Court of Appeal. It's an appeal against a s.21 possession order made under the accelerated procedure in which Ms...
Lawton v 55 Elgin Crescent [2012] UKUT 62 (LC) is one of those cases that you read and think "what on earth was the Tribunal doing?" Luckily, the UT(LC) has stepped in to put the matter right. If only the LVT had paid a bit more attention... Ms Lawton is the...
No prizes for guessing what I was listening to when I decided to write this. I bring you two important cases from the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) about sub-let fees and administration charges:Holding & Management (Solitaire Ltd) v Norton and other...
The GLA has been conducting a review of service charges in London (see here for our piece on the original announcement) and, earlier today (Monday, January 23, 2012), held an oral evidence session at City Hall. I couldn't make it, sadly, but did manage to...
But, like John Lee Hooker, I need money. It's one of the reasons (a) I keep a close eye on costs cases and (b) I don't get involved in the never-ending attempt by law students to get us to teach them about constructive trusts on this blog. Plantation Wharf...
.... with the words of Mr David Bowie ringing in my ears, I bring you a decison of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) all about changes and how and when to make them. In Re: 167 Kingshurst Road [2012] UKUT 4 (LC), the Upper Tribunal was dealing with an...
It's cold, wet and miserable, but at least there is some new leasehold legislation and a case to cheer you up. The first is the Right to Manage (Prescribed Particulars and Forms) (Wales) Regulations 2011, replacing the 2004 regulations of the same name. As...
Butt v LB Hounslow [2011] EWCA Civ 1372 is, frankly, daylight robbery. You'll remember that in Bubb v Wandsworth (our note here), the Court of Appeal made clear that the county court on a s.204 appeal should not start finding facts. Ever. So, we come to...
One of the best known judgment in the English speaking world is Miller v Jackson [1977] QB 966. The start of the judgment of Denning LJ (for it is he) is worth setting out, just to remind you all: In summertime village cricket is the delight of everyone....
By s.168, Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002, a landlord may not serve a notice under s.146, Law of Property Act 1925, or otherwise exercise a right of re-entry (i.e. forfeiture) in respect of a breach of a covenant (other than one to pay rent - which...