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Various bits of interest... On 21 November, the Housing Minister Matt Pennycook released a written statement on the Government's plans on Leasehold and Commonhold reform, with an outline timetable. Points to note are that regulations implementing key parts...
Cabo v Dezotti (2024) EWCA Civ 1358 We've seen this rent repayment order case in both the FTT (here) and the Upper Tribunal (here). It appears that Ms Cabo was not prepared to accept that she had to pay a rent repayment order and this is her appeal to the...
A note on a couple of Upper Tribunal appeals of FTT determinations of rent - because there may be more of these applications and determinations when the Renters' Rights Bill comes into force... Kensington Avenue Ltd v Curlin (LANDLORD AND TENANT - RENT...
Moh & Ors v Rimal Properties Ltd (2024) UKUT 324 (LC) An appeal from two rent repayment order applications, in both of which the FTT had decided it had no jurisdiction to make a rent repayment order because the applications were made outside the...
Barakzai and Barakzai v Fenech and Fenech (19th September 2024, District Judge Jenkins, Brentford County Court). (Unreported) Our thanks to Tom Morris of Landmark Chambers, Richard Mahal and Jacqueline Hovell of Duncan Lewis for the note of this judgment....
Our grateful thanks to George Murray of Liverpool Civil Law and Laura Walsh at Satchell Moran for a copy of this judgment. Jillians v Red Kite Community Housing. County Court at Oxford. 24 September 2024 (unreported - the Judgment is here) This is a Circuit...
Osagie v Onwuka & Anor (LANDLORD & TENANT - FTT PROCEDURE - party failing to attend a hearing - matters to be considered when deciding whether to proceed in party's absence - rule 34, Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal)(Property Chamber) Rules...
Godagam & Edirisinghe v Hanson. Mayors & City of London County Court. 3 May 2024 (Unreported, copy of judgement is here.) Our grateful thanks to Nick Bano of Garden Court for a copy of the judgment. A county court Circuit Judge judgment on a...
Part 2 of a quick initial look at the Renters' Rights Bill draft, concentrating on what has changed from the late Renters (Reform) Bill that forms its basis. Part 1 of the headlines look is here, and our previous views on the Renters (Reform) Bill - much of...
The Renters' Rights Bill was published today, Wednesday, and received first reading. It now looks set for second reading and progress through Parliament after the party conference season. Parliamentary time allowing, there is a good chance it will be an Act...
Kumar v Kolev & Ors (2024) UKUT 255 (LC) An Upper Tribunal appeal of a rent repayment order made by the FTT. At issue was whether Mr Kumar was the direct landlord of the applicant tenants. If he was not, then as per Rakusen v Jepsen (2023) UKSC 9 (our...
The Phase 2 (and final) report of the Grenfell Inquiry was published today, Wednesday. You will doubtless have seen the headlines. The Inquiry does not hold back in finding responsibility for what happened on the part of all concerned (save the residents and...