Given the rise of short-term lets, particularly the growing popularity of platforms such as AirBnB, a number of cases has come to light.
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Failure to recover debts owed may result in severe consequences for the person or business seeking to recover those sums.
Yashmin Mistry at JPC Law looks at the significant changes to the Housing Act, passed on 12th May 2016 but not published until 24th May.
There is no special principle that a service charge clause in a lease (1) should…
Jonathan Upton looks at a landmark decision that has consequences for flat owners going for right to manage in multi-block development.
A case lw update re Johnson v County Bideford [2012] UKUT 457 (LC).
In these cases HHJ Gerald makes it clear that FTTs do not have jurisdiction to determine issues not identified by the parties (in their statements of case).
The property at the centre of the dispute was a freehold building comprising five flats, each of which was held by a qualifying tenant.
By a majority (3:2) the Supreme Court overruled the decisions of all lower Courts and tribunals and granted the landlord dispensation on terms.
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) is an independent body who review varying leasehold disputes and problems.