An article by solicitor David Smith. There has been an interesting new decision on the licensing of houses in multiple occupation. In Taylor v Mina An Ltd [2019] UKUT 249 (LC) the Upper … [Read more...]
This section contains posts about or commenting on significant legal cases in landlord & tenant law.
More grief for landlords on gas certificates and section 21
Note - this decision has now been overturned by the Court of Appeal - see the report here. ========== A year ago I reported the case of Caridon Property Ltd v Monty Shooltz. This held that, for … [Read more...]
Court Decision creates Confusion on Landlords Liability for Local Authority Licensing Fees
By David Smith, solicitor. The High Court has given two judgements in a recent case involving a landlord and Richmond London Borough Council. R (Gaskin) v LB Richmond Upon Thames (2018) EWHC 1996 … [Read more...]
The importance of Prescribed Information
Deposit protection We are 11 years into deposit protection now and still, the problems keep coming. Most normal landlords and agents are on top of things, in terms of protecting the deposit and … [Read more...]
Letting agent fees, Foxtons, and tenancy administration charges
You may or may not remember that the 2015 Consumer Rights Act imposes an obligation on letting agents to display details of their fees in their offices and on their websites. I wrote about this … [Read more...]
Letting agents fees and transparency – a new case
Foxtons v. LB Camden, First Tier Tribunal,10 October 2016 This is an important decision where Foxtons appealed against four final penalty notices served on them by Camden LB in respect of four … [Read more...]
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