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.

Paul Geoffrey Clifton v Liverpool City Council [2017]

This case considered the correct approach in ascertaining the “appropriate day” for calculating the rateable value of a house as part of an enfranchisement claim.

27 March 2017
Bretby Hall Management Company Limited v Christopher Pratt [2017]

This case turned on the recovery of legal costs arising out of threatened proceedings through service charges payable by tenants.

8 March 2017
The London Borough of Hounslow v Waaler [2017]

This appeal case turned on the criteria used to define repairs and improvements.

27 February 2017
Knapper v Francis [2017]

Another case that turned on the 'reasonableness' of service charges.

24 February 2017
4-6 Trinity Church Square Freehold v The Corporation of the Trinity House of Deptford Strond [2016]

This Upper Tribunal case turned on the rights of leaseholders to use a garden after the purchase of the freehold of a block of flats in Southwark, South London.

31 January 2017
London Borough of Southwark v Proktor [2016]

The Upper Tribunal determined the validity of an estimated service charge demand in light of the decision of LB Southwark v Woelke [2013].

30 January 2017
Bucklitsch v Merchant Exchange Management Company Limited [2016]

A case sent back to the FTT by the Upper Tribunal because it had not been entitled to come to the decision it had on the limited facts before it.

30 January 2017
Thomas Homes Ltd v Colin McGregor [2016]

This case turned on the application of Section 19(2) of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985

18 January 2017
Section 146 notices – chicken or egg?

Take a closer look at Toms v Ruberry

16 December 2016
23 Dollis Avenue (1998) Limited v Vejdani [2016]

This case highlights some of the challenges faced by landlords when carrying out qualifying works.

10 October 2016