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Can a RTM company bring proceedings in the Tribunal for a determination of a breach of the lease?
Understanding RTM Companies and Lease Breach Tribunal Proceedings NOTE – On appeal to the Court of Appeal, who ruled at the end of July 2023, the

How not to behave! – Unlawful eviction.
How to Prevent Unlawful Eviction Conduct Whilst the following case of Wu v Chelmsford City Council (2023) EWCA Crim 338 should be a fairly obvious prime example

The potential cost of dispensation from s.20 consultation
Section 20 Consultation Dispensation Costs: What to Expect Those landlords, management companies, managing agents and leaseholders used to dealing with leasehold property will be all

‘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
