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Miscellaneous – legal costs under leases, Tribunal appointed managers and the BSA, and estopping a van Hoogstraten
Thanet Lodge (Mapesbury Road) & Anor v Mirchandani (LANDLORD AND TENANT - SERVICE CHARGES - recovery of legal and mediation expenses as service charges) (2024) UKUT 205 (LC) This was an appeal on a leaseholder's challenge to the payability of...
Job ads – Various regions, Camden/Newham
Lawstop Lawstop is a specialist firm of solicitors with offices in London, Brighton, Nottingham, Cornwall, Somerset, Hull, the Wirral, Sandwell, Leicestershire, and Rutland. We are recruiting an experienced Housing Solicitor to join to join our...
The future beckons…
So, the King's Speech today (17 July) and the legislative programme of the new government. What does it hold for housing? There were few surprises, I suppose, given the Labour manifesto commitments, but we can now be sure that two housing/leasehold...
The meaning of maintenance
London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Lessees of Brewster House and Malting House (2024) UKUT 193 (LC) (11 July 2024) This was an appeal to the Upper Tribunal on whether a service charge for major works to remedy structural defects to two blocks of...
Job Ads – South London, Southwark
Cambridge House Law Centre Housing Solicitor Salary up to £49,000 per annum (depending upon experience) Excellent benefits including: ✓ 30 days holidays plus bank holidays and long service increments ✓ Flexible/Hybrid working and excellent...
I, for one, welcome our new housing minister overlords*
And there we are, we have two (so far) new housing ministers. But, for once, and as opposed to the 16 (16! Five in the last two years!) between 2010 and 2024, it isn't because their predecessor was useless/promoted/resigned for unlawfully doing...
Section 188(1) accommodation, suitability and mandatory orders
We are very grateful to Alice Irving of Doughty Street Chambers for the following note of a judgment in the Administrative Court on an application for interim relief. It is a very interesting case not only on section 188(1) accommodation but also...
Job ads – Merseyside, Liverpool, South London, Kent, and Plymouth
Shelter Paralegal /Legal Adviser Salary: £31,133 per annum pro rata Location: Merseyside Fixed term contract until July 2025 – Maternity Cover Full time – 30 hours per week, working pattern to be negotiated with the successful candidate Closing...
Leasehold miscellaneous
A few quick notes on various leasehold related cases. Howe Properties (NE) Ltd v Accent Housing Ltd (2024) EWCA Civ 297 Accent Housing levied a management fee on leaseholders which was at flat rate and a) differed by tenure (freehold and assured...
Job ad – North Wales
Shelter Cymru Shelter Cymru exists to defend the right to a safe home in Wales and fight the devastating impact the housing emergency has on people. We help thousands of people each year by offering free, confidential and independent advice and...
Different treatment for other boroughs – discriminatory policy
AK, R (On the Application Of) v Westminster City Council (2024) EWHC 769 (Admin) This was a judicial review of Westminster's Allocation policy as it applied to 'reciprocal transfers' between another borough and Westminster. As background: The...