OUR Blogs
‘How to Rent’ guide updated 24 March 2023
Updated How to Rent Guide – What You Need to Know It has been a couple of years since the ‘How to Rent’ guide was
Emails can amount to a binding agreement – Court of Appeal decides (again)
Emails as Binding Agreements – Court of Appeal Ruling In the recent case of Hudson -v- Hathway [2022] EWCA Civ1648 decided at the end of last year, the Court
Do I have to pay service charges for items that I do not use?
Paying Service Charges for Items You Don’t Use – What’s Required? We deal with a lot of enquiries from managing agents and landlords where disputes
The first (of likely many) Remediation Contribution Orders made by the First-Tier Tribunal under the Building Safety Act 2022?
Understanding the First Remediation Contribution Order Under BSA 2022 This week’s legal update looks at the very first decision of the First-Tier Tribunal (“the FTT”)
Supreme Court gives final ruling in Aviva -v- Williams [2023] UKSC 6 on whether a landlord can amend the service charge proportions payable under the lease
Can a Landlord Change Service Charge Shares? Supreme Court Decision Explained In January 2021 we reported on the above case as it travelled through the
Statements of Truth in litigation – what are they and what do they mean?
Statements of Truth in Legal Proceedings – Explained Parties to litigation are required to conduct themselves and what they say within those proceedings with honesty. Accordingly,
Dispensation from Section 20 Consultation – What is required to qualify as sufficient prejudice?
When You Can Get Section 20 Consultation Dispensed You will all no doubt be familiar with the obligation of a landlord/RMC/RTM to consult with leaseholders ahead of contracting
When the rules will bend but just not by enough! – The case of O G Thomas Amaethyddiaeth CYF -v- Turner & Others [2022]
O’G Thomas v Turner & Others (2022): When the Rules Nearly Bend This week’s legal update looks at the Judgment handed down on 3 November
