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Charlotte’s duties encompass dealing with incoming calls and coordinating post, adding correspondence to relevant case files and delivering to the correct teams. Charlotte also assists reception and preforms any ad-hoc...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/charlotte-phillips/
Yesterday, King Charles outlined the government’s priorities for the year ahead, in his first King’s Speech as monarch. The speech outlined 21 Bills that ministers intend to pass in the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/the-kings-speech/
Where a leaseholder paid service charge sums which were in dispute, did it admit liability for those service charges? The Upper Tribunal considers this appeal following the First-tier Tribunal’s decision...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-the-leaseholder-admitted-liability-for-service-charges-by-paying-disputed-sums-lacy-v-homeselect-finance-no-3-ltd-2023/
The Property Management Top 50, now in its fifth year, honours exceptional achievements across the property sector to individual that are continuously raising standards. We are delighted that following a...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/award-success-for-leading-industry-influencer-karen-bolland/
In this latest successful application by JB Leitch on behalf of our landlord client, the First-tier Tribunal has determined that costs incurred in respect of waking watch, automatic opening smoke...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-jb-leitch-makes-successful-application-for-determination-as-to-reasonableness-of-service-charges/
Following the withdrawal of an application by an RTM Company for determination as to its entitlement to manage a property, was the First-tier Tribunal right to refuse to make an...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/right-to-manage-costs-order-following-withdrawal-of-application-for-determination-of-rtm-companys-rights-to-manage-assethold-ltd-v-159-167-prince-of-wales-road-rtm-company-ltd-2023/
JB Leitch has been successful in the Upper Tribunal in an appeal against conditions imposed by the First-tier Tribunal on a grant dispensation from the statutory consultation requirements under section...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-jb-leitch-successfully-appeals-conditions-imposed-by-the-first-tier-tribunal-on-a-grant-of-dispensation-from-statutory-consultation-requirements/
Heather Rawling is an Associate in the firm’s Technical & Complex Team, acting for landlords, management companies and appointed tribunal managers in a broad range of residential landlord and tenant...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/heather-rawling/
Isabelle is a Paralegal within the Forfeiture team. Isabelle’s role includes preparing and sending out Section 146 Notices in order to settle outstanding balances predominantly surrounding ground rent. Isabelle’s role...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/isabelle-gervais/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal against a decision made in the First-tier Tribunal whereby service charges were deemed to be payable in full following a claim by the leaseholder...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-a-landlords-surveyor-had-jurisdiction-to-vary-the-service-charge-apportionments-payable-under-a-lease-braganza-v-the-riverside-group-ltd-2023/
Where a business tenant was granted a new lease pursuant to the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954, was the immediately-exercisable break clause proposed by the landlord reasonable? The background B&M...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/commercial-property-appeal-of-terms-of-a-new-lease-to-be-granted-to-a-tenant-under-landlord-tenant-act-1954-bm-retail-ltd-v-hsbc-bank-pension-trust-uk-ltd-2023/
Where urgent building safety works were undertaken to a property, was a social housing provider liable to make a contribution towards the costs of works where it held two headleases?...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-whether-a-social-housing-provider-was-liable-for-costs-of-building-safety-works-st-john-street-property-services-ltd-v-riverside-group-ltd-2023/
The High Court considers the status of a bankruptcy petition in a case where a landlord failed to provide its tenant with a proper and valid address for service of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/insolvency-whether-a-bankruptcy-petition-is-valid-where-a-landlord-fails-to-notify-tenant-with-address-for-service-sunset-ltd-v-al-hindi-2023/
JB Leitch has successfully defended an application made in the First-tier Tribunal by leaseholders for determination as to the reasonableness of service charges following an increase in the insurance premium...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-jb-leitch-successfully-defends-s-27a-application-made-by-leaseholders-challenging-increased-insurance-premium/
Where a landlord grants leases over the roof space in a building, did other leaseholders in the building enjoy a right of first refusal to acquire the leases themselves? The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-development-whether-a-landlord-should-have-offered-qualifying-tenants-a-right-of-first-refusal-when-granting-leases-of-roof-space-s-franses-ltd-and-another-v-block-6-ashley-gardens-roof-gar/
Where a party has received an assignment of a lease but registration of the assignment has yet to be completed, is the assignee entitled to serve a break notice? The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/land-registration-whether-an-assignee-whose-interest-had-not-been-registered-was-entitled-to-serve-a-break-notice-sackville-uk-property-select-ii-gp-no-1-limited-v-robertson-taylor-insurance-brok/
The First-tier Tribunal addressed how the ‘just and equitable’ test contained in the Building Safety Act 2022 should be applied when considering the grant of a Remediation Contribution Order, together...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/review-of-relevant-circumstances-for-grant-of-a-remediation-contribution-order-triathlon-homes-llp-v-stratford-village-development-partnership-and-others-2024/
As applications for Remediation Orders and Remediation Contribution Orders start to reach the tribunals, this decision assesses the evidence required to support a successful Remediation Order application. The background In...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-act-2022-assessing-the-evidence-needed-to-support-an-application-for-a-remediation-order-mistry-v-wallace-estates-2023/
Where a tenant applied to the landlord for consent to alterations, was consent reasonably withheld in circumstances where the tenant changed the scope of its proposed alterations? The background In...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/consent-for-alterations-whether-consent-was-reasonably-withheld-where-the-tenant-changed-its-proposed-alterations-messenex-property-investments-ltd-v-lanark-square-ltd-2024/
Where a landlord issues proceedings seeking a money judgment in respect of unpaid service charges, does the landlord therefore waive its right to forfeit the lease? The background In Clemente...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-a-landlord-waived-its-right-to-forfeit-a-lease-where-proceedings-are-issued-in-respect-of-unpaid-service-charge-clemente-v-mindmere-limited-2024/
Where a tenant is to pay a sum to a landlord for an extended lease, this case assesses how the value should be determined, including consideration of comparables and adjustments,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lease-extension-assessing-comparables-adjustments-and-value-of-1993-act-rights-in-valuation-of-a-lease-extension-daejan-investments-ltd-v-nigel-and-another-2024/
Where roof repairs have been excluded from service charge provisions, is the landlord obliged to repair the roof at a property and are its costs for doing so recoverable from...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-service-charge-was-payable-in-respect-of-roof-repairs-crisplane-ltd-v-plymouth-community-homes-ltd-2024/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal whereby a landlord seeks to vary residential leases to change the computation of service charge, such that leaseholders become liable for greater apportionments that...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-leases-should-be-varied-to-allow-for-a-change-in-the-computation-of-service-charges-tower-hamlets-community-housing-ltd-v-leaseholders-of-painter-house-2024/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal of a First-tier Tribunal decision which struck out an application for determination of service charges on the grounds that it related to years already...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-an-application-for-determination-should-have-been-struck-out-where-the-relevant-period-related-to-an-earlier-application-connell-and-another-v-beal-developments-ltd-and-others/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal against a First-tier Tribunal decision which found that the manager of a building appointed under a Management Order was not an accountable person for...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-management-whether-a-manager-appointed-by-the-ftt-can-be-an-accountable-person-under-the-building-safety-act-2022-unsdorfer-v-octagon-overseas-limited-and-others-2024/
As Marketing Assistant at JB Leitch Solicitors, Liv supports the day-to-day delivery of the firm’s marketing and communications activity. Working closely with the Associate Director of Communications & Marketing and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/olivia-taylor/
Faith works within the Service Charge Recoveries team. As a Paralegal, Faith brings knowledge and experience handling service charge cases, dealing with matters on a professional basis with our client’s...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/faith-freeman/
Sam’s role is to maintain an efficient line of communication with our clients, updating them on any changes and being a point of contact if they have any queries on...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/sam-wilde/
Lottie works within the Client Administration team. Her role involves case administration, payment processing, lender and client communication, managing correspondence, processing Claims and obtaining invoices.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/lottie-brien/
Jamie is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. Jamie locates and organises HM Land Registry documents...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jamie-gaskell/
George is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. George locates and organises HM Land Registry documents...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/george-hanlon/
Elise is a paralegal within the Technical and Complex Team at JB Leitch, specialising in property litigation with a focus on client communications, legal research and administrative support for complex...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/elise-parr/
As many will be aware, the announcement of the general election in July resulted in many parliamentary bills being included the legislative wash-up before parliamentary dissolution. Notably, The Leasehold and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/the-leasehold-and-freehold-reform-act-2024/
The Court of Appeal is currently considering an appeal which could carry significant impact for private landlords in respect of the service of notices and prescribed information. In this article,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/court-of-appeal-to-review-whether-service-by-post-of-prescribed-information-invalidated-s-21-notice-daubigny-v-khan-anor-2023/
Where a property management company engages an independent contractor to carry out services at a property, does the management company owe tenants a duty of care in respect of the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-management-whether-a-property-management-company-owed-a-tenant-a-duty-of-care-in-respect-of-independent-contractors-shamsan-v-44-49-lowndes-square-management-company-ltd-2024/
In circumstances where a leaseholder makes payment for service charges demanded in respect of major works, is the leaseholder then able to challenge the reasonableness of those charges in the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-the-legal-implications-of-a-tenant-paying-service-charges-demanded-poplar-housing-and-regeneration-community-association-ltd-v-khan-2024/
The Upper Tribunal recently provided a notable decision relating to leaseholder protections in Schedule 8 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) in Lant Street Management Company v Lehner,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/an-important-building-safety-case-which-provides-a-new-process-for-determining-service-charges-payable-under-leaseholder-protections/
Where an occupier extended her property into loft space over which a lease has been granted in favour of another party, does that party’s failure to speak prevent them from...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/adverse-possession-whether-a-failure-to-speak-prevented-a-defendant-from-asserting-title-to-a-loft-space-massouri-v-omani-estates-ltd-2024/
Introduction JB Leitch has recently acted in an Appeal case in the Upper Tribunal which, amongst its many considerations, raises a notable point on the definition of what is “reasonable”...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/rational-or-reasonable-a-recent-case-highlights-clarifies-the-meaning-of-contractual-reasonableness/
Grant of a remediation order where a landlord has been proactive in dealing with fire safety issues The First-tier Tribunal considers whether a remediation order should be granted under the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-grant-of-a-remediation-order-where-a-landlord-has-been-proactive-in-dealing-with-fire-safety-issues-di-bari-and-others-v-avon-ground-rents-ltd-2024/
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Charlotte’s duties encompass dealing with incoming calls and coordinating post, adding correspondence to relevant case files and delivering to the correct teams. Charlotte also assists reception and preforms any ad-hoc...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/charlotte-phillips/
Heather Rawling is an Associate in the firm’s Technical & Complex Team, acting for landlords, management companies and appointed tribunal managers in a broad range of residential landlord and tenant...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/heather-rawling/
Isabelle is a Paralegal within the Forfeiture team. Isabelle’s role includes preparing and sending out Section 146 Notices in order to settle outstanding balances predominantly surrounding ground rent. Isabelle’s role...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/isabelle-gervais/
As Marketing Assistant at JB Leitch Solicitors, Liv supports the day-to-day delivery of the firm’s marketing and communications activity. Working closely with the Associate Director of Communications & Marketing and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/olivia-taylor/
Faith works within the Service Charge Recoveries team. As a Paralegal, Faith brings knowledge and experience handling service charge cases, dealing with matters on a professional basis with our client’s...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/faith-freeman/
Sam’s role is to maintain an efficient line of communication with our clients, updating them on any changes and being a point of contact if they have any queries on...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/sam-wilde/
Lottie works within the Client Administration team. Her role involves case administration, payment processing, lender and client communication, managing correspondence, processing Claims and obtaining invoices.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/lottie-brien/
Jamie is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. Jamie locates and organises HM Land Registry documents...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jamie-gaskell/
George is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. George locates and organises HM Land Registry documents...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/george-hanlon/
Elise is a paralegal within the Technical and Complex Team at JB Leitch, specialising in property litigation with a focus on client communications, legal research and administrative support for complex...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/elise-parr/
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Yesterday, King Charles outlined the government’s priorities for the year ahead, in his first King’s Speech as monarch. The speech outlined 21 Bills that ministers intend to pass in the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/the-kings-speech/
Where a leaseholder paid service charge sums which were in dispute, did it admit liability for those service charges? The Upper Tribunal considers this appeal following the First-tier Tribunal’s decision...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-the-leaseholder-admitted-liability-for-service-charges-by-paying-disputed-sums-lacy-v-homeselect-finance-no-3-ltd-2023/
The Property Management Top 50, now in its fifth year, honours exceptional achievements across the property sector to individual that are continuously raising standards. We are delighted that following a...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/award-success-for-leading-industry-influencer-karen-bolland/
In this latest successful application by JB Leitch on behalf of our landlord client, the First-tier Tribunal has determined that costs incurred in respect of waking watch, automatic opening smoke...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-jb-leitch-makes-successful-application-for-determination-as-to-reasonableness-of-service-charges/
Following the withdrawal of an application by an RTM Company for determination as to its entitlement to manage a property, was the First-tier Tribunal right to refuse to make an...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/right-to-manage-costs-order-following-withdrawal-of-application-for-determination-of-rtm-companys-rights-to-manage-assethold-ltd-v-159-167-prince-of-wales-road-rtm-company-ltd-2023/
JB Leitch has been successful in the Upper Tribunal in an appeal against conditions imposed by the First-tier Tribunal on a grant dispensation from the statutory consultation requirements under section...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-jb-leitch-successfully-appeals-conditions-imposed-by-the-first-tier-tribunal-on-a-grant-of-dispensation-from-statutory-consultation-requirements/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal against a decision made in the First-tier Tribunal whereby service charges were deemed to be payable in full following a claim by the leaseholder...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-a-landlords-surveyor-had-jurisdiction-to-vary-the-service-charge-apportionments-payable-under-a-lease-braganza-v-the-riverside-group-ltd-2023/
Where a business tenant was granted a new lease pursuant to the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954, was the immediately-exercisable break clause proposed by the landlord reasonable? The background B&M...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/commercial-property-appeal-of-terms-of-a-new-lease-to-be-granted-to-a-tenant-under-landlord-tenant-act-1954-bm-retail-ltd-v-hsbc-bank-pension-trust-uk-ltd-2023/
Where urgent building safety works were undertaken to a property, was a social housing provider liable to make a contribution towards the costs of works where it held two headleases?...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-whether-a-social-housing-provider-was-liable-for-costs-of-building-safety-works-st-john-street-property-services-ltd-v-riverside-group-ltd-2023/
The High Court considers the status of a bankruptcy petition in a case where a landlord failed to provide its tenant with a proper and valid address for service of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/insolvency-whether-a-bankruptcy-petition-is-valid-where-a-landlord-fails-to-notify-tenant-with-address-for-service-sunset-ltd-v-al-hindi-2023/
JB Leitch has successfully defended an application made in the First-tier Tribunal by leaseholders for determination as to the reasonableness of service charges following an increase in the insurance premium...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/service-charge-jb-leitch-successfully-defends-s-27a-application-made-by-leaseholders-challenging-increased-insurance-premium/
Where a landlord grants leases over the roof space in a building, did other leaseholders in the building enjoy a right of first refusal to acquire the leases themselves? The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-development-whether-a-landlord-should-have-offered-qualifying-tenants-a-right-of-first-refusal-when-granting-leases-of-roof-space-s-franses-ltd-and-another-v-block-6-ashley-gardens-roof-gar/
Where a party has received an assignment of a lease but registration of the assignment has yet to be completed, is the assignee entitled to serve a break notice? The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/land-registration-whether-an-assignee-whose-interest-had-not-been-registered-was-entitled-to-serve-a-break-notice-sackville-uk-property-select-ii-gp-no-1-limited-v-robertson-taylor-insurance-brok/
The First-tier Tribunal addressed how the ‘just and equitable’ test contained in the Building Safety Act 2022 should be applied when considering the grant of a Remediation Contribution Order, together...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/review-of-relevant-circumstances-for-grant-of-a-remediation-contribution-order-triathlon-homes-llp-v-stratford-village-development-partnership-and-others-2024/
As applications for Remediation Orders and Remediation Contribution Orders start to reach the tribunals, this decision assesses the evidence required to support a successful Remediation Order application. The background In...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-act-2022-assessing-the-evidence-needed-to-support-an-application-for-a-remediation-order-mistry-v-wallace-estates-2023/
Where a tenant applied to the landlord for consent to alterations, was consent reasonably withheld in circumstances where the tenant changed the scope of its proposed alterations? The background In...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/consent-for-alterations-whether-consent-was-reasonably-withheld-where-the-tenant-changed-its-proposed-alterations-messenex-property-investments-ltd-v-lanark-square-ltd-2024/
Where a landlord issues proceedings seeking a money judgment in respect of unpaid service charges, does the landlord therefore waive its right to forfeit the lease? The background In Clemente...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-a-landlord-waived-its-right-to-forfeit-a-lease-where-proceedings-are-issued-in-respect-of-unpaid-service-charge-clemente-v-mindmere-limited-2024/
Where a tenant is to pay a sum to a landlord for an extended lease, this case assesses how the value should be determined, including consideration of comparables and adjustments,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/lease-extension-assessing-comparables-adjustments-and-value-of-1993-act-rights-in-valuation-of-a-lease-extension-daejan-investments-ltd-v-nigel-and-another-2024/
Where roof repairs have been excluded from service charge provisions, is the landlord obliged to repair the roof at a property and are its costs for doing so recoverable from...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-service-charge-was-payable-in-respect-of-roof-repairs-crisplane-ltd-v-plymouth-community-homes-ltd-2024/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal whereby a landlord seeks to vary residential leases to change the computation of service charge, such that leaseholders become liable for greater apportionments that...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-leases-should-be-varied-to-allow-for-a-change-in-the-computation-of-service-charges-tower-hamlets-community-housing-ltd-v-leaseholders-of-painter-house-2024/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal of a First-tier Tribunal decision which struck out an application for determination of service charges on the grounds that it related to years already...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-an-application-for-determination-should-have-been-struck-out-where-the-relevant-period-related-to-an-earlier-application-connell-and-another-v-beal-developments-ltd-and-others/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal against a First-tier Tribunal decision which found that the manager of a building appointed under a Management Order was not an accountable person for...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-management-whether-a-manager-appointed-by-the-ftt-can-be-an-accountable-person-under-the-building-safety-act-2022-unsdorfer-v-octagon-overseas-limited-and-others-2024/
As many will be aware, the announcement of the general election in July resulted in many parliamentary bills being included the legislative wash-up before parliamentary dissolution. Notably, The Leasehold and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/the-leasehold-and-freehold-reform-act-2024/
The Court of Appeal is currently considering an appeal which could carry significant impact for private landlords in respect of the service of notices and prescribed information. In this article,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/court-of-appeal-to-review-whether-service-by-post-of-prescribed-information-invalidated-s-21-notice-daubigny-v-khan-anor-2023/
Where a property management company engages an independent contractor to carry out services at a property, does the management company owe tenants a duty of care in respect of the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-management-whether-a-property-management-company-owed-a-tenant-a-duty-of-care-in-respect-of-independent-contractors-shamsan-v-44-49-lowndes-square-management-company-ltd-2024/
In circumstances where a leaseholder makes payment for service charges demanded in respect of major works, is the leaseholder then able to challenge the reasonableness of those charges in the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-the-legal-implications-of-a-tenant-paying-service-charges-demanded-poplar-housing-and-regeneration-community-association-ltd-v-khan-2024/
The Upper Tribunal recently provided a notable decision relating to leaseholder protections in Schedule 8 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) in Lant Street Management Company v Lehner,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/an-important-building-safety-case-which-provides-a-new-process-for-determining-service-charges-payable-under-leaseholder-protections/
Where an occupier extended her property into loft space over which a lease has been granted in favour of another party, does that party’s failure to speak prevent them from...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/adverse-possession-whether-a-failure-to-speak-prevented-a-defendant-from-asserting-title-to-a-loft-space-massouri-v-omani-estates-ltd-2024/
Introduction JB Leitch has recently acted in an Appeal case in the Upper Tribunal which, amongst its many considerations, raises a notable point on the definition of what is “reasonable”...
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Grant of a remediation order where a landlord has been proactive in dealing with fire safety issues The First-tier Tribunal considers whether a remediation order should be granted under the...
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