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Robin Stewart is a solicitor and a Senior Associate at Anthony Gold solicitors. He is a specialist on residential tenancy law and the regulation of the private rented sector, has extensive advocacy experience in the First-tier Tribunal and County Court, and advises letting and estate agents on planning for changes in the law.

When can a possession claim be decided at the first hearing?

December 15, 2021 by Robin Stewart

The Law Courts

Solicitors Robin Stewart and Nikki Basin of Anthony Gold consider the case of Global 100 Ltd v Laleva [2021]. When landlords bring possession claims they often try to avoid a court hearing at all – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment

A Rent Repayment Order case preview – Rakusen v Jepson

June 16, 2021 by Robin Stewart

The Royal Courts of Justice

Case preview: Rakusen v Jepson – Rent Repayment Orders (RROs) and superior landlords in the Court of Appeal Next month the Court of Appeal will hear an appeal from a landlord in a rent repayment … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment

Letting agent fees: can landlords and agents charge more than £50 for a change of tenant?

January 28, 2021 by Robin Stewart

Legal case

This post is by Robin Stewart of Anthony Gold. The Tenant Fees Act 2019 restricts the ability of landlords and letting agents to charge fees to tenants in England, but the Act does not ban all fees … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment

Upper Tribunal decision allows tenants to receive much larger Rent Repayment Orders

June 24, 2020 by Robin Stewart

Legal points

This post is by Robin Stewart of Anthony Gold. Rent repayment orders are now going be significantly larger - that is the effect the Upper Tribunal Lands Chamber’s recent decision in Vadamalay v … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Law case report Tagged With: Rent Repayment Orders

Tips for Landlords who want to offer a rent reduction during the coronavirus emergency

April 16, 2020 by Robin Stewart

tenant

This article was written by Robin Stewart, from Anthony Gold Solicitors. Are rent reductions an option? Many tenants are struggling with financial problems during the Covid-19 crisis and as a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: coronavirus, rent

Tenant Fees in Wales: new rules for holding deposits

November 25, 2019 by Robin Stewart

Wales

This post was first published on the Anthony Gold blog. The Welsh tenant fees ban came into force on 1 September 2019, applying to assured shorthold tenancies granted from that date onwards for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News and comment Tagged With: Wales

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