Case Law and Tribunals

Our comprehensive hub for navigating the legal landscape of property disputes and regulations. In this section, we delve into precedent-setting cases, legal interpretations, and tribunal decisions that shape property law and governance.

FirstPort Property Services v Settlers Company RTM Limited

In this case the freeholder appealed to the Upper Tribunal and failed to overturn an earlier claim by an RTM company not to pay estate charges.

30 August 2019
Top ten legal cases

Brethertons asked barristers specialising in the leasehold sector to identify the case law that impacts most on property management.

11 August 2019
Chiswick Village Residents v Southey

The Upper Tribunal held that it was a breach of natural justice when the FTT determined a question which was not before it and upon which no opportunity to adduce evidence had been given.

27 June 2019
London Borough of Southwark v Michelle Baharier [2019]

Whether works are an improvement or a repair is irrelevant where they are in furtherance of a landlord’s obligation to provide a service.

27 June 2019
Wilcock v Guinness Partnership Ltd [2019]

The cost of removing rubbish from a car park could not be recovered where there was a schedule of services provided in a tenancy agreement which made no mention of the car park.

27 June 2019
Pandongate House Management Co Ltd v Barton High Court

When is there a distinction between the members of a management company and the management of a building?

17 June 2019
Golding v Martin

Does the grant of relief from forfeiture count as "success" at trial and therefore entitle a tenant of a long residential lease to set aside an order for possession?

17 June 2019
When is an Agreement a QLTA?

More on QLTAs in the case of Ghosh v Hanover Gate Mansions Limited and anr [2019] UKUT 290 (LC).

12 June 2019
Point West Ground Rent Limited v Bassi

How and when should Tribunals review their own decisions? This issue, among other things, was considered in this case.

3 June 2019
Elizabeth Rogerson v Bolsover District Council [2019]

Whether s.4 of the DPA 1972 requires a landlord to implement a system of regular inspection is fact specific. One aspect is the landlord’s knowledge as to any likely or known risks in the property.

30 May 2019

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