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Upper Tribunal decision illustrates possible pitfalls A look at the requirements of landlords and agents when dealing with major works and a recent Upper Tribunal decision that illustrates the possible...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlords-and-agents-must-tread-carefully-when-dealing-with-major-works/
Disagrees with earlier Upper Tribunal ruling In the grouped cases of Triplerose Ltd v Ninety BroomField Road RTM Co Ltd; Freehold Managers (Nominees) Ltd v Garner Court RTM Co Ltd;...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/court-of-appeal-confirms-right-to-manage-only-applies-to-one-set-of-premises/
Robert Denman Head of Real Estate at JB Leitch explains the implications of revised Section 8 and Section 13 Notice forms: On 6th April 2015 the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/revised-section-8-and-section-13-notice-forms/
Associate TALK ABOUT YOUR TIME HERE, WHAT CHALLENGES DID YOU FACE AND HOW WERE THEY OVERCOME? I started at JB Leitch as a file administrator working within the service charge...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/careers/lauren-walker-journey/
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The background In Termhouse (Clarendon Court) Management Ltd v Al-Balhaa [2021], the appellant tenant held a long lease of a flat in a building. The respondent management company managed the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-tribunal-decision-that-service-charge-contributions-were-payable-should-be-enforced-termhouse-clarendon-court-management-ltd-v-al-balhaa-2021/
Where a corporate landlord was seeking possession of residential premises, the Court of Appeal considered whether a s.213 Housing Act 2004 tenancy deposit certificate and a s.8 Housing Act 1988...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/possession-proceedings-whether-documents-were-validly-executed-by-corporate-entity-northwood-solihull-ltd-v-cooke-fearn-and-others-v-northwood-solihull-ltd-2022/
Sam works within the Forfeiture team. Sam’s responsibilities center around administration work relating to payment of outstanding arrears. This primarily concerns the drafting of Section 146 Notice’s and Possession Claims,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/sam-mehta/
Where a company operated a house of multiple occupation without a licence, did they have a sufficient ‘reasonable excuse’ for not applying for such a licence? The background In Palmview...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/palmview-estates-ltd-v-thurrock-council-2022-court-of-appeal-property-law-property-litigation-landlord-and-tenant/
Where an application is made for registration of an easement in respect of access over a neighbouring property, can an easement exist where a covenant has been entered into requiring...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/browning-and-another-v-jack-and-another-2022-rights-of-way-commercial-property/
Where a communications site is already occupied, the Upper Tribunal considers financial consideration and compensation payable under an agreement granting rights under the Electronic Communications Code. The background In EE...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/ee-ltd-and-another-v-affinity-water-ltd-2022-landlord-and-tenant-electronic-communications-code/
The Upper Tribunal is asked to consider an appeal to determine the premium payable by enfranchising tenants where market value is unclear as a result of two sales completed with...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/leasehold-enfranchisement-determination-of-enfranchisement-premium-where-market-value-is-unclear/
We are seeking an enthusiastic individual to join one of our fast paced legal teams. The successful applicant will have great communication skills a strong work ethic and be able to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/careers/current-vacancies/paralegal/
Where an application is made for an access order under the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 (“ANLA 1992”), the High Court provides guidance as to the Courts’ approach to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/access-to-neighbouring-land-high-court-considers-approach-for-determination-of-access-order-applications-prime-london-holdings-11-ltd-v-thurloe-lodge-ltd-2022/
JB Leitch have this week been successful in another building safety case, relating to an application under Section 27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to determine estimated service charges in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-building-safety-success-for-jb-leitch-at-the-first-tier-tribunal/
We’re delighted to confirm that we have once again been awarded Silver Investors in People status, a standard that recognises a highly empowered workforce and a strong commitment to developing...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/maintaining-the-highest-standards-jb-leitch-retain-investors-in-people-silver-status/
Talia is a Trainee Solicitor within the Technical and Complex team. Talia’s responsibilities include corresponding with lessees and lenders, collecting all associated documents for files, research and supporting fee earners in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/talia-ogrady/
Where a landlord has operated a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) without a licence, is the housing authority out of time in imposing a financial penalty contrary to the Housing...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/homes-of-multiple-occupation-defining-sufficient-evidence-when-imposing-a-financial-penalty-on-an-unlicensed-hmo/
JB Leitch acted for the applicant landlord in its successful application to the First-tier Tribunal for dispensation from the consultation requirements under section 20 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/landlord-service-charges-building-safety/
Margy brings her considerable experience to her role as receptionist, being responsible for providing channelled communication to teams and individuals across the business. Margy’s duties also include coordinating on-site facilities...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/margaret-houghton/
J B Leitch represented the applicant landlord in its successful application to the First-tier Tribunal for dispensation from the consultation requirements under section 20 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-consultation-jb-leitch-secures-dispensation-from-section-20-consultation-requirements-for-landlord-client/
Working on the client administration team, Taylor specialises in service charge and ground rent debt recovery. Taylor has expertise in court proceedings to achieve the best outcomes for our clients....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/taylor-woodhouse/
In a case where leaseholders were exercising their right to enfranchisement of a block of flats, how should consideration be calculated if the landlord is able to demonstrate a wish...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/enfranchisement-where-a-landlord-intends-to-develop-a-property-how-should-enfranchisement-consideration-be-calculated-vectis-property-company-ltd-v-cambrai-court-management-company-ltd-2022/
National Museums Liverpool (NML) is an exceptional group of seven world leading museums. Located across the city of Liverpool, NML was awarded national museum status in 1986 due to the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/in-the-community/
The background In Golding v Martin [2022], the tenant of a flat moved abroad, did not pay any service charges and the flat fell into disrepair. No forwarding address was...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/relief-from-forfeiture-whether-an-order-for-possession-was-needed-where-peaceable-re-entry-had-been-exercised-by-a-landlord-golding-v-martin-2022/
Established on 1 May 1997, JB Leitch has evolved into the market leader in leasehold and property management law. The success of the business reflects the vision and commitment of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/looking-back-moving-forward-celebrating-our-25th-anniversary/
The background In Stampfer v Avon Ground Rents Ltd [2022], the appellant was the leaseholder of a flat held under a 125-year lease where the respondent was the freeholder of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-ground-rent/
JB Leitch acted for the applicant landlord in its successful application to the First-tier Tribunal for dispensation from the service charge consultation requirements under section 20 of the Landlord and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-consultation-jb-leitch-represents-landlord-in-successful-application-for-dispensation-from-consultation/
The Supreme Court issued its recent judgment addressing the circumstances where a grant of a possession order for a fixed-term, secure tenancy may be made. In particular, the judgment decides...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/whether-a-tenancy-agreement-could-be-terminated/
Service Charges: Assessing reasonableness of service charges demanded following earlier overpayments
Where tenants had overpaid service charges in previous years, were sums demanded by the landlord reasonable or was it required to set off overpayments against anticipated expenditure? The background In...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-service-charges/
When a partnership occupying a property under a purported licence enters into administration and a third party wishes to take possession, can a possession claim by trustees of the partnership...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/commercial-property-registered-title/
Where parties have entered into a development agreement subject to a restriction, can the court order removal of the restriction by way of interim remedy to permit the development to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-development-whether-an-agreed-restriction-on-title-can-be-removed-permitting-a-development-to-proceed/
JB Leitch acted for the applicant landlord in its successful application to the First-tier Tribunal for dispensation from the service charge consultation requirements under section 20 of the Landlord and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-consultation-dispensation-with-consultation-building-safety-fund-major-works-s-20za-landlord-and-tenant-act-1985-first-tier-tribunal-property-law-property-litigation-property-de/
Whether a writ of possession could be declared null and void in circumstances where the applicant had been protected by a mental health crisis moratorium at the time the writ...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/whether-a-writ-of-possession-eviction-proceedings-are-null-void-where-a-mental-health-crisis-moratorium-is-in-place-lees-v-kaye-and-another-2022/
Where knowledge of a leaseholder’s address is not passed to a landlord by its predecessor in title and ground rent demands are subsequently issued to the incorrect address, are ground...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-of-ground-rent-demand/
In this blog, Trainee Solicitor Katie Orr reviews a recent case success for JB Leitch which focused on the prevalent subject of serve charge apportionment… Our recent case success focused...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/jb-leitch-case-success-service-charge-apportionments/
Following on from our recent article on our success in a recent service charge apportionment matter for building safety works, JB Leitch were last week week successful at the First-tier...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/jb-leitch-case-success-in-determining-the-reasonableness-of-service-charges/
Part of the wider litigation in the matter of Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga [2022], the Court of Appeal considers a judicial review relating to the housing authority’s ability...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/landlord-and-tenant-procedure/
Where restrictive covenants affect property such that redevelopment is not permitted, will the Upper Tribunal modify restrictions where they prevent a reasonable use of the property and offer no practical...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/restrictive-covenants-whether-restrictions-could-be-modified-to-permit-a-reasonable-use-of-the-property-dickinson-v-adams-and-another-2022/
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Sam works within the Forfeiture team. Sam’s responsibilities center around administration work relating to payment of outstanding arrears. This primarily concerns the drafting of Section 146 Notice’s and Possession Claims,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/sam-mehta/
Talia is a Trainee Solicitor within the Technical and Complex team. Talia’s responsibilities include corresponding with lessees and lenders, collecting all associated documents for files, research and supporting fee earners in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/talia-ogrady/
Margy brings her considerable experience to her role as receptionist, being responsible for providing channelled communication to teams and individuals across the business. Margy’s duties also include coordinating on-site facilities...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/margaret-houghton/
Working on the client administration team, Taylor specialises in service charge and ground rent debt recovery. Taylor has expertise in court proceedings to achieve the best outcomes for our clients....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/taylor-woodhouse/
Top 31 results.
Upper Tribunal decision illustrates possible pitfalls A look at the requirements of landlords and agents when dealing with major works and a recent Upper Tribunal decision that illustrates the possible...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlords-and-agents-must-tread-carefully-when-dealing-with-major-works/
Disagrees with earlier Upper Tribunal ruling In the grouped cases of Triplerose Ltd v Ninety BroomField Road RTM Co Ltd; Freehold Managers (Nominees) Ltd v Garner Court RTM Co Ltd;...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/court-of-appeal-confirms-right-to-manage-only-applies-to-one-set-of-premises/
Robert Denman Head of Real Estate at JB Leitch explains the implications of revised Section 8 and Section 13 Notice forms: On 6th April 2015 the Assured Tenancies and Agricultural...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/revised-section-8-and-section-13-notice-forms/
The background In Termhouse (Clarendon Court) Management Ltd v Al-Balhaa [2021], the appellant tenant held a long lease of a flat in a building. The respondent management company managed the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-tribunal-decision-that-service-charge-contributions-were-payable-should-be-enforced-termhouse-clarendon-court-management-ltd-v-al-balhaa-2021/
Where a corporate landlord was seeking possession of residential premises, the Court of Appeal considered whether a s.213 Housing Act 2004 tenancy deposit certificate and a s.8 Housing Act 1988...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/possession-proceedings-whether-documents-were-validly-executed-by-corporate-entity-northwood-solihull-ltd-v-cooke-fearn-and-others-v-northwood-solihull-ltd-2022/
Where a company operated a house of multiple occupation without a licence, did they have a sufficient ‘reasonable excuse’ for not applying for such a licence? The background In Palmview...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/palmview-estates-ltd-v-thurrock-council-2022-court-of-appeal-property-law-property-litigation-landlord-and-tenant/
Where an application is made for registration of an easement in respect of access over a neighbouring property, can an easement exist where a covenant has been entered into requiring...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/browning-and-another-v-jack-and-another-2022-rights-of-way-commercial-property/
Where a communications site is already occupied, the Upper Tribunal considers financial consideration and compensation payable under an agreement granting rights under the Electronic Communications Code. The background In EE...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/ee-ltd-and-another-v-affinity-water-ltd-2022-landlord-and-tenant-electronic-communications-code/
The Upper Tribunal is asked to consider an appeal to determine the premium payable by enfranchising tenants where market value is unclear as a result of two sales completed with...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/leasehold-enfranchisement-determination-of-enfranchisement-premium-where-market-value-is-unclear/
Where an application is made for an access order under the Access to Neighbouring Land Act 1992 (“ANLA 1992”), the High Court provides guidance as to the Courts’ approach to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/access-to-neighbouring-land-high-court-considers-approach-for-determination-of-access-order-applications-prime-london-holdings-11-ltd-v-thurloe-lodge-ltd-2022/
JB Leitch have this week been successful in another building safety case, relating to an application under Section 27A Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 to determine estimated service charges in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-building-safety-success-for-jb-leitch-at-the-first-tier-tribunal/
We’re delighted to confirm that we have once again been awarded Silver Investors in People status, a standard that recognises a highly empowered workforce and a strong commitment to developing...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/maintaining-the-highest-standards-jb-leitch-retain-investors-in-people-silver-status/
Where a landlord has operated a House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) without a licence, is the housing authority out of time in imposing a financial penalty contrary to the Housing...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/homes-of-multiple-occupation-defining-sufficient-evidence-when-imposing-a-financial-penalty-on-an-unlicensed-hmo/
JB Leitch acted for the applicant landlord in its successful application to the First-tier Tribunal for dispensation from the consultation requirements under section 20 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/landlord-service-charges-building-safety/
J B Leitch represented the applicant landlord in its successful application to the First-tier Tribunal for dispensation from the consultation requirements under section 20 Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-consultation-jb-leitch-secures-dispensation-from-section-20-consultation-requirements-for-landlord-client/
In a case where leaseholders were exercising their right to enfranchisement of a block of flats, how should consideration be calculated if the landlord is able to demonstrate a wish...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/enfranchisement-where-a-landlord-intends-to-develop-a-property-how-should-enfranchisement-consideration-be-calculated-vectis-property-company-ltd-v-cambrai-court-management-company-ltd-2022/
The background In Golding v Martin [2022], the tenant of a flat moved abroad, did not pay any service charges and the flat fell into disrepair. No forwarding address was...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/relief-from-forfeiture-whether-an-order-for-possession-was-needed-where-peaceable-re-entry-had-been-exercised-by-a-landlord-golding-v-martin-2022/
Established on 1 May 1997, JB Leitch has evolved into the market leader in leasehold and property management law. The success of the business reflects the vision and commitment of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/looking-back-moving-forward-celebrating-our-25th-anniversary/
The background In Stampfer v Avon Ground Rents Ltd [2022], the appellant was the leaseholder of a flat held under a 125-year lease where the respondent was the freeholder of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-ground-rent/
JB Leitch acted for the applicant landlord in its successful application to the First-tier Tribunal for dispensation from the service charge consultation requirements under section 20 of the Landlord and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-consultation-jb-leitch-represents-landlord-in-successful-application-for-dispensation-from-consultation/
The Supreme Court issued its recent judgment addressing the circumstances where a grant of a possession order for a fixed-term, secure tenancy may be made. In particular, the judgment decides...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/whether-a-tenancy-agreement-could-be-terminated/
Service Charges: Assessing reasonableness of service charges demanded following earlier overpayments
Where tenants had overpaid service charges in previous years, were sums demanded by the landlord reasonable or was it required to set off overpayments against anticipated expenditure? The background In...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/landlord-service-charges/
When a partnership occupying a property under a purported licence enters into administration and a third party wishes to take possession, can a possession claim by trustees of the partnership...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/commercial-property-registered-title/
Where parties have entered into a development agreement subject to a restriction, can the court order removal of the restriction by way of interim remedy to permit the development to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-development-whether-an-agreed-restriction-on-title-can-be-removed-permitting-a-development-to-proceed/
JB Leitch acted for the applicant landlord in its successful application to the First-tier Tribunal for dispensation from the service charge consultation requirements under section 20 of the Landlord and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-consultation-dispensation-with-consultation-building-safety-fund-major-works-s-20za-landlord-and-tenant-act-1985-first-tier-tribunal-property-law-property-litigation-property-de/
Whether a writ of possession could be declared null and void in circumstances where the applicant had been protected by a mental health crisis moratorium at the time the writ...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/whether-a-writ-of-possession-eviction-proceedings-are-null-void-where-a-mental-health-crisis-moratorium-is-in-place-lees-v-kaye-and-another-2022/
Where knowledge of a leaseholder’s address is not passed to a landlord by its predecessor in title and ground rent demands are subsequently issued to the incorrect address, are ground...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-of-ground-rent-demand/
In this blog, Trainee Solicitor Katie Orr reviews a recent case success for JB Leitch which focused on the prevalent subject of serve charge apportionment… Our recent case success focused...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/jb-leitch-case-success-service-charge-apportionments/
Following on from our recent article on our success in a recent service charge apportionment matter for building safety works, JB Leitch were last week week successful at the First-tier...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/jb-leitch-case-success-in-determining-the-reasonableness-of-service-charges/
Part of the wider litigation in the matter of Croydon London Borough Council v Kalonga [2022], the Court of Appeal considers a judicial review relating to the housing authority’s ability...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/landlord-and-tenant-procedure/
Where restrictive covenants affect property such that redevelopment is not permitted, will the Upper Tribunal modify restrictions where they prevent a reasonable use of the property and offer no practical...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/restrictive-covenants-whether-restrictions-could-be-modified-to-permit-a-reasonable-use-of-the-property-dickinson-v-adams-and-another-2022/
