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Cassell & Cassell v Sidhu & Sidhu. HHJ Clarke. County Court at Reading. 9 October 2025 (Copy of Judgment) I had hoped that we could see out the dying days of section 21 notices in relative tranquility, without legal controversy or kerfuffle, (the...
(We are, as ever, hugely grateful to Mike Norman of Harrow Law Centre for his excellent updates on housing law in Wales. Here is Mike's report on the fascinating denouement of the 'Costal Housing Group' litigation on the effect of not serving EICRs under...
Global 100 Ltd v Ross & Ors (HOUSING - Rent Repayment Order - para. 2 Sch 14 Housing Act 2004 - s.263(3)(b) Housing Act 2004 - HMO - "person managing" - "arrangement" - "by virtue of which") (2025) UKUT 264 (LC) This was Global 100's appeal of a rent...
It has been a while, but today felt like the right time to revive the tradition of the NL Naughty Step, prompted by a First Tier Tribunal decision on a rent repayment order application. This is the decision, Jupet, Dupau & Maschka v Jonathan Krogdahl...
The holiday was lovely, thank you. A couple of degrees hotter than the UK, but with a) the sea 45 seconds from my bed, and b) air conditioned rooms. But it left quite a lot to catch up on of previous backlog and 'while away' things - so, a first instalment...
Various brief notes on assorted cases, including RROs, trespass and unlawful eviction for a licensee, and nuisance by football. Oh and use of make-up artists by a party... Pearton v Betterton Duplex Ltd (HOUSING - RENT REPAYMENT ORDER - rent paid before the...
Our very grateful thanks to our Wales contributor, Mike Norman of Harrow Law Centre, for the following excellent post on Coastal Housing Group Ltd v Mitchell & Anor (2024) EWHC 2831 (Ch) - a very significant decision indeed for landlords in Wales. (This...
A couple of quick notes For landlords in Wales, Coastal Housing Group Ltd v Mitchell & Anor (2024) EWHC 2831 (Ch) is potentially a very big deal indeed. We will have a detailed note done before long, but in short, a two Judge High Court held that where...
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...
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...
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...
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...