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.

BDW Trading Limited & Comet Square Phase 2 Block Management Co Ltd v South Anglia Housing Ltd [2013]

Must a landlord must consult in respect of an LTA entered into in relation to buildings that have not yet been constructed, or which are not let at the time of the agreement.

4 September 2013
OM Property Management Ltd v Burr [2013]

This case further clarifies the 18-month rule about when costs are ‘incurred’.

12 May 2013
Poynders Court Limited v GLS Property Management Ltd [2012]

This case centred on whether a management agreement was a qualifying long term agreement.

18 February 2013
Brent LBC v Shulem B Association [2011]

A case that deals with getting the S20B notice right by including an estimate for works not yet billed.

27 July 2012
Freeholders of 69 Marina, St Leonards-On-Sea v Oram & Anor [2011]

A complex case, which turned on liability for costs arising under the lease.

8 November 2011
Key cases from 2010

The 2010 IRPM briefing from Justin Bates looks at a number of notable cases

18 October 2010
Finchbourne Limited v Rodrigues [1976]

This case set the requirement for service charges to be reasonable which was later enshrined in the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.

31 July 2009
Gilje v Charlegrove Securities Ltd (2003)

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 did not prevent a landlord from charging expenditure in certain accounting periods, regardless that it was incurred 18 months prior to the supply of the accounts.

13 May 2003
Westminster City Council v Select Management [1984]

This appeal upheld that the common parts of residential premises could be considered non-domestic premises because they were available for use by others as a place of work.

28 December 1984