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Wilson v Campbell (HOUSING - RENT REPAYMENT ORDER) (2019) UKUT 363 (LC) In which the Upper Tribunal gives the First Tier Tribunal a thorough ticking off over its decision on a rent repayment order application. Ms Wilson had rented a room in a house from Mr...
I cannot summon any enthusiasm for this election. It mostly makes me wish I lived in Scotland. But, despite this, I have forced myself to read the three main manifestos so I can summarise them for you all. Conservatives: To call this underwhelming is to give...
Royal Borough of Kingston-Upon-Thames v Moss (2019) EWHC 3261 (Ch) Ever since Jones v London Borough of Southwark (2016) EWHC 457 (Ch) (our report), the position on water rates taken as rent by a number of London Councils and Housing Associations under...
(NB photo is of an entirely unrelated building.) A constant issue in disrepair (at least until the Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Act 2018 for tenancies) and in leasehold major works charges matters has been the difficulties of liability for inherent...
London Borough of Waltham Forest v Saleh (2019) EWCA Civ 1944 The Court of Appeal on section 202 Housing Act 1996 reviews of suitability and what facts should be relevant at the time of review. Mr Saleh was owed the full housing duty by Waltham Forest...
Regency (UK) Ltd v (1) Hussein Ali Hadi Albu-Swalin (2) Heartland Property Ltd (2019) QBD (Chamberlain J) 18/11/2019 (Note of extempore judgment on Lawtel) Regency had let flats to Heartland on the basis that Heartland would sublet to occupiers. Heartland...
Kerr & Anor (as Trustees) v Maass (2019) EWHC 95 (Ch) (This was from January, but has only just appeared.) This is a rather odd case concerning possession of a farmhouse in the Forest of Dean. It had been first occupied by the defendant's mother and step...
RR v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (2019) UKSC 52 The question of the powers of the First Tier and Upper Tribunals (and indeed initial decision makers) to disapply secondary legislation where there is a breach of the appellant's human rights has...
Avon Ground Rents Ltd v (1) Cowley & Others, (2) Metropolitan Housing Trust, (3) Advance, (4) May Hempstead Partnership [2019] EWCA Civ 1827 (no transcript yet on BAILII, we've seen a copy on Lawtel) This is an important Court of Appeal decision...
A triplet of brief notes. Hussain & Ors v London Borough of Waltham Forest (HOUSING – licensing) (2019) UKUT 339 (LC) This appeal was on the issue of whether a local authority and the First Tier Tribunal could take into account previous convictions that...
There have been a fair few recent (and perhaps no-so-recent) decisions from the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) on leasehold matters, so it's time for a bit of a round up. Actually, it was time for a bit of a round up back in August when I started this post...
Simawi v London Borough of Haringey (2019) EWCA Civ 1770 We saw this case in the High Court - our report here - now this is the court of appeal judgment on Mr S' appeal, seeking a finding that there was discriminatory treatment in the Housing Act 1985...