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 s.204...
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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 decision on...
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 assured...
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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 Garraway a...
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 because it...
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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 Aleksandrowicz &...
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 protection...
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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 Withdrawal of...