Landlord, Tenant and Property

• Failure to Consult Does Not Cost Landlord

  • Posted19 July 2013

  The landlord of a block of flats who instructed contractors to carry out substantial renovation works without consulting tenants in accordance with the Service Charges (Consultation Requirements) (England) Regulations 2003...

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• Eviction Disproportionate When Current Behaviour Acceptable

  • Posted8 July 2013

  When a council tenant is a significant nuisance to their neighbours, it is common for the council to seek possession of the tenant’s property. Where the tenant’s behaviour is sufficiently...

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• Administration Charge for Sub-Letting Consent is Reasonable

  • Posted26 June 2013

  In an important decision for residential landlords, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has ruled that it is legitimate to levy reasonable administration charges (£165 in this case) on tenants to cover...

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• Unclear Drafting Leads to Court Appearance to Allocate Repair Bills

  • Posted18 June 2013

  When a landlord granted a lease over a maisonette to a tenant then subsequently alleged that the lease was drafted incorrectly, it took the intervention of the court to decide...

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• Lease Break Error Proves Costly for Tenant

  • Posted7 June 2013

  When a tenant’s lease has a break clause, normally all rent due must be paid in full before the break clause can be activated – even if the rent paid...

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• Occasional Use Sufficient to Preserve Access Right

  • Posted23 May 2013

  When a road or pathway is regularly used by people and the owner takes no active steps to prevent this or assert control over the land concerned, an ‘easement by...

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