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Global 100 Ltd v Jimenez & Ors (2023) EWCA Civ 1243 This was the Court of Appeal judgment in the latest of Global 100 (and Global Guardians) attempts to get out of properties occupied by guardians being subject to local auhtority licensing requirements,...
Rowe v London Borough of Haringey (2022) EWCA Civ 1370 A Court of Appeal decision which has broader significance for considering overcrowding and whether it is reasonable for a homeless applicant to remain in accommodation in an HMO with shared facilities....
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...
Camfield & Ors v Uyiekpen & Anor (HOUSING - RENT REPAYMENT ORDER - evidence - pro forma witness statements) (2022) UKUT 234 (LC) An appeal from an FTT decision dismissing an application for a rent repayment order, which shows the importance of...
Global 100 Ltd v Jimenez & Ors (HOUSING - HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION - RENT REPAYMENT ORDER - "property guardians") (2022) UKUT 50 (LC) In which Global 100, flushed by their win in the Court of Appeal in Global 100 Ltd v Laleva (2021) EWCA Civ 1835...
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),...
I somehow missed this fascinating rent repayment order application decision back in February, and just had my attention drawn to it by a remarkably dimwitted rule 13 costs application decision on the same case (on which more later on). There are a lot of...
A handful of brief notes of things of interest. 16 Cornwall Gardens, London, NW10 2QX - (2021) UKFTT LON_00AE_HMF_2020_0097 A First Tier Tribunal decision on an application for a rent repayment order in respect of an unlicensed HMO. The landlord, Mr Ali...
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...
Rakusen v Jepsen (HOUSING - RENT PAYMENT - whether a rent repayment order may be made against a superior landlord) (2020) UKUT 298 (LC) In Goldsbrough & Anor v CA Property Management Ltd & Ors (HOUSING – HOUSE IN MULTIPLE OCCUPATION) [2019] UKUT 311...
Chan v Bilkhu & Anor (HOUSING - RENT REPAYMENT ORDER - amount awarded) (2020) UKUT 289 (LC) This was an appeal from an FTT rent repayment order decision. The FTT decision was made before the Upper Tribunal decision in Vadamalayan v Stewart and others...
Several quick things. The Court of Appeal is to hand down judgment in Arkin v Marshall at 1.30 pm on Monday (11 May). This is the appeal of the decision that the Practice Direction 51Z general 90 day stay on part 55 possession proceedings cannot be lifted,...