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The work of the First-tier Tribunal ("FTT") is spread across seven "chambers" which each have a focus on a particular area of law. The chambers have their own procedure rules and to some extent, their...

The Upper Tribunal has confirmed in Pearson v City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council [2019] UKUT 291 (LC) that the deadline to appeal against a financial penalty under Schedule 13A of the Hous...

One of the first decisions faced by a tenant applying for an RRO is who to make the claim against. The Housing and Planning Act 2016 is clear that RROs are orders made against a landlord, but no defin...

The tenant fees ban in Wales came into force on 1 September 2019 and applies to new assured shorthold tenancies in Wales. Guidance The Welsh Government published guidance for landlords and agent...

The ban on tenant fees in Wales will come into effect on 1 September 2019. The commencement order and transitional regulations were recently published and they confirm that The Renting Homes (Fees...

Fines imposed by courts against so called ‘rogue landlords’ are often criticised by commentators for being pathetically small. Despite changes to the law in 2015 gave magistrates the power to impo...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019 is now in force, and the new rules already apply to assured shorthold tenancies entered into from 1 June 2019 onwards. The Act will be enforced by local authorities, the le...

The Government has announced that it is consulting on plans to abolish “no fault” eviction in England by repealing section 21 of the Housing Act 1988. The proposed scrapping of section 21 is to be...