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This is the final instalment in a series of blogposts exploring recent Upper Tribunal decisions dealing with HMO matters and evidence. The first post looked at the case of Hastings v Turner  where th...

This is the second instalment in a series of blogposts exploring recent Upper Tribunal decisions dealing with HMO matters and evidence. The first post looked at the case of Hastings v Turner where the...

A number of local authority decisions relating to houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) including enforcement of HMO offences can be appealed to the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber). This is one...

Landlords will be relieved to hear that the Government intends to resume possession claims on Monday 24 August 2020 and the current stay will not be extended further.  Plans are already underway to d...

The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the case of Jarvis v Evans & Evans (B5/2019/2258) on Tuesday 7 July 2020. The Court ruled unanimously that serving a notice under s.8 Housing Act 19...

This is part 2 of a 3-part series exploring how the Tenant Fees Act 2019 provisions apply to tenancies from 1 June 2020. Part 1 looked at how the prohibited payment provisions work. This blogpost expl...

The Court of Appeal has today handed down its judgment in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield (B5/2019/0499). In a 2 to 1 decision the Court of Appeal has ruled that late service of a g...

The Tenant Fees Act 2019 came into force in England last year on 1 June 2019. The Act bans landlords and agents from charging fees to tenants other than those expressly permitted by the Act. It also p...