Martyna Switaj v Adrian McClenaghan (2024) EWCA Civ 1457 The Court of Appeal on the status of a fee related to a tenancy taken before the Tenant Fees Act 2019 came into force on 1 June 2019 and the impact on the validity of a section 21 notice. Ms Switaj had...
Selection box
Brief notes on an assortment of cases. Kensington & Chelsea RLBC v Airbnb Payments Ltd (2022) EWHC 2209 (Ch) - not on Bailii Kensington sought a Norwich Pharmacal order against Airbnb Payments Ltd to require disclosure of whether there were booking for...
Private sector assortment
Some bits for private sector tenancies (in England, mainly), including s.21 notice periods, Tenant Fees Act and tenancy 'churn', an updated electrical safety guide for tenants, and the distant prospects of a Renters Reform Bill. I've belatedly updated the...
Flaming June
A couple of notes for the first of June. (It looks lovely out there, but if 6 socially distanced people from separate households turn up in my block's communal gardens I will Not Be Happy). The Tenant Fees Act 2019 as of 1 June 2020 applies to all tenancies...