Global Guardians Management Ltd & Ors v London Borough of Hounslow & Ors (HOUSING - HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - CIVIL PENALTY - Housing Act 2004 - whether First or Second Appellant a 'lessee' of the HMO - whether a person having control of or a...
Property Guardian firms, HMOs, licences, penalties and RROs – it is all here
It turns out that at more or less the same time as Global 100 were pursuing their appeal in the Court of Appeal with regard to their possession claim against a guardian who had been occupying a property owned by NHS Property Services Ltd (our note here),...
Unlicensed HMO and reasonable excuse defence
Thurrock Council v Palm View Estates (HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - defence of reasonable excuse for having control of or managing) (202)] UKUT 355 (LC) The Upper Tribunal corrects an FTT decision that Palm View Estates had a reasonable excuse defence to a...
Civil penalties, and appeals of appeals
AA Homes & Housing Ltd & Anor v London Borough Of Croydon (Order) [2019] UKUT B1 (LC) A bit of a curiosity, this. It is an Upper Tribunal decision on an application to for permission to adduce additional grounds of appeal to an appeal of an FTT...
Unlicensed HMO and date of offence
Luton Borough Council v Altavon Luton Ltd & Ors (2019) EWHC 2415 (Admin) An appeal by way of case stated from a DJ's decision at Luton Magistrates. The sole issue was whether the informations in the case had been laid within 6 months "from the time when...