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Kane is a Paralegal on the Client Relationships team, primarily dealing with clients to ensure all their needs and expectations are met. He handle queries and any issues that may...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/kane-smith/
Where a landlord serves notices under s.5 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, how should the statutory procedure be interpreted where an estate comprises multiple buildings? The background In...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/rights-of-first-refusal-whether-qualifying-tenants-are-entitled-to-acquire-the-freehold-of-an-estate-containing-multiple-buildings/
This week the Legal 500 rankings for 2025 were released, which sees JB Leitch hold its high position in Tier 3 for property litigation, alongside some of the largest firms...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/new-rankings-success-positions-jb-leitch-as-real-specialists/
The Court of Appeal considers an appeal against the striking out of a claim where lengthy delays were partly attributable to the court’s own errors. The background In Keith v...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/civil-procedure-whether-the-court-was-right-to-strike-out-a-claim-due-to-delays-caused-by-its-own-processes-keith-v-benka-and-another-2023/
Update to: https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/rational-or-reasonable-a-recent-case-highlights-clarifies-the-meaning-of-contractual-reasonableness/ In respect of the Upper Tribunal’s decision following the leaseholders’ appeal earlier in 2024, permission has now been granted for the landlord to appeal to the Court...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/the-meaning-of-contractual-reasonableness-issues-to-be-decided-by-the-court-of-appeal/
Briony is a Facilities Assistant at JB Leitch, primarily responsible for managing the incoming and outgoing post, ensuring it is accurately attached to the correct case files and efficiently delivered...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/briony-beasor/
Ola Olsen is a Paralegal at JB Leitch, working within the technical and complex team. Ola assists with property litigation and advisory matters, focusing on issues relating to the Building...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/ola-olsen/
JB Leitch recently received judgment from the Upper Tribunal which successfully set aside a s.20C order made by the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) against our client. The background On behalf of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/s-20c-orders-jb-leitch-successfully-appeals-s-20c-order-made-by-first-tier-tribunal-on-behalf-of-freeholder-client/
Referencing The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013, this Court of Appeal decision becomes the sector’s definitive ruling as to what constitutes “unreasonably” for the purposes of Rule...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/jurisdiction-costs-definitive-ruling-as-to-definition-of-unreasonably-under-rule-13-of-the-tribunal-rules-lea-and-others-v-gp-ilfracombe-management-co-ltd-2024/
Joshua Edwards is a Legal Administrator at JB Leitch, specialising in streamlining operational workflows and setting up files according to client specifications. With a keen eye for detail and strong...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/joshua-edwards/
With reference to The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013, this Upper Tribunal decision discusses what may constitute “unreasonable conduct” for the purposes of Rule 13 (1) (b)....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/service-charges-rule-13-determination-as-to-what-may-constitute-unreasonable-conduct-zaid-alothman-holdings-ltd-and-others-v-better-intelligent-management-ltd-and-another-2024/
Where a lease has been recently granted and is not yet registered at the Land Registry, can the leaseholder be classed as a qualifying tenant under the Commonhold and Leasehold...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/right-to-manage-whether-a-leaseholder-was-classed-as-a-qualifying-tenant-during-the-registration-gap-avon-freeholds-limited-v-cresta-court-e-rtm-company-ltd-2024/
JB Leitch has recently succeeded in an application to strike out a claim on the grounds that the Upper Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to determine an issue relating to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/breach-of-covenant-jb-leitch-succeeds-in-strike-out-application-on-the-grounds-that-the-upper-tribunal-does-not-have-jurisdiction/
The meaning of contractual reasonableness: Issues to be decided by the Court of Appeal Update to: https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/rational-or-reasonable-a-recent-case-highlights-clarifies-the-meaning-of-contractual-reasonableness/ In respect of the Upper Tribunal’s decision following the leaseholders’ appeal earlier in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/case-update-jb-leitch-receives-consent-to-appeal-to-the-court-of-appeal-in-proceedings-relating-to-contractual-interpretation-and-the-meaning-of-reasonable-in-contractual-disputes/
David Lowry, Associate Solicitor in JB Leitch Real Estate, provides useful insight and analysis on the much-discussed subject of Commonhold… What is Commonhold? As we are all aware Commonhold is...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/commonhold-the-freeholder-managing-agents-perspective/
Where a tenant is suspended from practice by their regulatory body and they continue to practice in related areas from their business premises, is there a resulting breach of the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/breach-of-lease-relief-from-forfeiture-whether-a-tenant-breached-the-permitted-use-of-a-property-following-suspension-from-their-regulatory-body-bijlani-v-medical-express-london-ltd-2024/
The appeal relates to claims for the right to manage three residential buildings located within a single development in Liverpool, comprising five buildings in total. JB Leitch act for the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/right-to-manage-jb-leitch-acts-in-key-appeal-on-the-interpretation-of-section-723-commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002/
Where A Party Commences Proceedings In The First-Tier Tribunal But Payment Of Fees Is Made Later, Is The Application Properly Made? The Background In Jevan V Athansiadi And Another [2024],...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/tribunal-procedure-whether-tribunal-proceedings-were-properly-commenced-where-a-fee-is-paid-later-jevan-v-athansiadi-and-another-2024/
Where an RTM Company claims right to manage, should roof voids which have not had flooring laid comprise part of the internal floor area calculation of non-residential parts for the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/right-to-manage-whether-roof-voids-without-flooring-should-be-included-in-internal-floor-area-calculations-interface-properties-limited-v-307-barking-road-rtm-company-limited-2024/
The Upper Tribunal has handed down its decision in the following two important appeals (heard together), carrying industry-wide interest as to the application of the statutory test under section 72(3)...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/right-to-manage-decision-handed-down-in-key-appeal-on-the-interpretation-of-section-723-commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002-for-the-purposes-of-an-rtm-claim/
JB Leitch is excited to announce the appointment of Matt Jarvis as our new Managing Director, who joins us this week. The appointment marks the next step in an exciting...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/jb-leitch-welcomes-a-new-managing-director-in-a-continuing-journey-of-operational-development-growth-and-innovation/
The High Court addresses whether a developer’s defective works amounted to a building safety risk which constituted a ‘relevant liability’ for the purposes of the Building Safety Act 2022, such...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-act-2022-whether-defective-works-presented-a-building-safety-risk-that-resulted-in-the-grant-of-a-building-liability-order-381-southwark-park-road-rtm-company-ltd-and-others-v-click/
As Managing Director, Matt is responsible for the overall performance and direction of the firm, leading a team of more than 150 people. He brings a commercially focused and practical...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/the-board/matt-jarvis/
As People Director, Lisa leads the firm’s people strategy, working closely with the Board and leadership team to ensure JB Leitch attracts, develops and retains the talent needed to support...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/senior-management/lisa-thompson/
David Lowry is an Associate in the Real Estate Team at JB Leitch, having joined the firm in 2025. With 20 years of expertise in property law, David is an...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/david-lowry/
The High Court sets out relevant considerations when valuing a trespass claim relating to commercial premises, as part of its decision relating to a claim for unlawful re-entry and unpaid...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/claims-for-trespass-valuation-of-a-trespass-claim-relating-to-commercial-premises-restaurant-ec3-ltd-v-tavor-holdings-ltd-2024/
Camryn is a Credit Controller at JB Leitch, working within the Billing Team under the Finance function. Camryn supports the Technical & Complex case handlers with their billing requirements, ensuring...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/camryn/
Joshua McLaughlin is a Paralegal at JB Leitch, working within the Forfeiture Team. Joshua’s primary responsibilities include preparing and issuing Section 146 Notices and possession claims, as well as engaging...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/joshua-mclaughlin/
Keara Small is a Process Administrator at JB Leitch, working within the Process Team. Keara is responsible for gathering and reviewing relevant documents when new instructions are received, ensuring they...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/keara-small/
This week, JB Leitch has been successful in a case concerning the jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal in appointing Managers, in a case where a Management Order wasn’t at an...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/a-matter-of-jurisdiction-jb-leitch-success-in-management-order-case-in-the-upper-tribunal/
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in this appeal carrying industry-wide interest, determining whether landlords could serve notices and other prescribed information by post with reference to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-of-notices-prescribed-information-court-of-appeal-hands-down-decision-as-to-whether-service-by-post-invalidated-a-s-21-notice-khan-and-another-v-daubigny-national-residential-lan/
Alice is our Learning & Development Manager at JB Leitch, responsible for designing and implementing a learning strategy that aligns with the firm’s goals. Alice develops and delivers training sessions,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/alice-brown/
Where wording of service charge provisions in a tenancy agreement is ambiguous, were tenants liable for the expenditure demanded? The background In Notting Hill Genesis v Uddin and others (Tenants...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-tenants-were-liable-for-certain-charges-where-wording-in-tenancy-agreements-was-ambiguous-notting-hill-genesis-v-uddin-and-others-2025/
The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in Brown v Ridley [2025], determining whether a ten-year period of a reasonable belief as to ownership within a period of adverse...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/adverse-possession-land-registration-supreme-court-hands-down-decision-as-to-interpretation-of-ten-year-period-of-reasonable-belief-of-ownership-brown-v-ridley-2025/
The First-tier Tribunal considers the application of the “just and equitable” test in making remediation contribution orders under the Building Safety Act 2022. The background Grey GR Ltd Partnership v...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-act-2022-the-just-and-equitable-test-when-making-remediation-contribution-orders-grey-gr-ltd-partnership-v-edgewater-stevenage-and-others-2025/
In determining an application as to the liability of tenants to pay service charges, the Upper Tribunal considers whether the First-tier Tribunal’s conduct was unfair. The background In Sovereign Network...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-the-first-tier-tribunals-conduct-during-a-hearing-was-unfair-sovereign-network-homes-formerly-known-as-network-homes-limited-v-hakobyan-and-others-2025/
Yesterday, the Supreme Court decision in the long running URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 case, was handed down – the first case in which the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/the-supreme-court-hands-down-a-notable-first-decision-on-the-building-safety-act-2022/
Since the enactment of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”) three years ago, the property sector has undergone a period of substantial reform. In this blog, we highlight the practical...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/building-safety-case-law-developments-practical-implications/
In determining an application as to whether service charge amounts claimed were reasonable, the Upper Tribunal considers whether the First-tier Tribunal gave sufficient information in its judgment such that service...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-the-first-tier-tribunals-decision-contained-sufficient-detail-to-determine-that-service-charges-were-payable-the-garden-quarter-caversfield-management-company-ltd/
Where a restrictive covenant preventing alterations without consent is breached, did the Upper Tribunal have jurisdiction to modify the covenant and, if so, should the covenant be modified. The background...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/restrictive-covenant-whether-a-restrictive-covenant-could-should-be-modified-by-the-upper-tribunal-awinoron-and-another-v-london-borough-of-barking-and-dagenham-2025/
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Kane is a Paralegal on the Client Relationships team, primarily dealing with clients to ensure all their needs and expectations are met. He handle queries and any issues that may...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/kane-smith/
Briony is a Facilities Assistant at JB Leitch, primarily responsible for managing the incoming and outgoing post, ensuring it is accurately attached to the correct case files and efficiently delivered...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/briony-beasor/
Ola Olsen is a Paralegal at JB Leitch, working within the technical and complex team. Ola assists with property litigation and advisory matters, focusing on issues relating to the Building...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/ola-olsen/
Joshua Edwards is a Legal Administrator at JB Leitch, specialising in streamlining operational workflows and setting up files according to client specifications. With a keen eye for detail and strong...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/joshua-edwards/
As Managing Director, Matt is responsible for the overall performance and direction of the firm, leading a team of more than 150 people. He brings a commercially focused and practical...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/the-board/matt-jarvis/
As People Director, Lisa leads the firm’s people strategy, working closely with the Board and leadership team to ensure JB Leitch attracts, develops and retains the talent needed to support...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/senior-management/lisa-thompson/
David Lowry is an Associate in the Real Estate Team at JB Leitch, having joined the firm in 2025. With 20 years of expertise in property law, David is an...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/david-lowry/
Camryn is a Credit Controller at JB Leitch, working within the Billing Team under the Finance function. Camryn supports the Technical & Complex case handlers with their billing requirements, ensuring...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/camryn/
Joshua McLaughlin is a Paralegal at JB Leitch, working within the Forfeiture Team. Joshua’s primary responsibilities include preparing and issuing Section 146 Notices and possession claims, as well as engaging...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/joshua-mclaughlin/
Keara Small is a Process Administrator at JB Leitch, working within the Process Team. Keara is responsible for gathering and reviewing relevant documents when new instructions are received, ensuring they...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/keara-small/
Alice is our Learning & Development Manager at JB Leitch, responsible for designing and implementing a learning strategy that aligns with the firm’s goals. Alice develops and delivers training sessions,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/alice-brown/
Top 29 results.
Where a landlord serves notices under s.5 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, how should the statutory procedure be interpreted where an estate comprises multiple buildings? The background In...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/rights-of-first-refusal-whether-qualifying-tenants-are-entitled-to-acquire-the-freehold-of-an-estate-containing-multiple-buildings/
This week the Legal 500 rankings for 2025 were released, which sees JB Leitch hold its high position in Tier 3 for property litigation, alongside some of the largest firms...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/new-rankings-success-positions-jb-leitch-as-real-specialists/
The Court of Appeal considers an appeal against the striking out of a claim where lengthy delays were partly attributable to the court’s own errors. The background In Keith v...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/civil-procedure-whether-the-court-was-right-to-strike-out-a-claim-due-to-delays-caused-by-its-own-processes-keith-v-benka-and-another-2023/
Update to: https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/rational-or-reasonable-a-recent-case-highlights-clarifies-the-meaning-of-contractual-reasonableness/ In respect of the Upper Tribunal’s decision following the leaseholders’ appeal earlier in 2024, permission has now been granted for the landlord to appeal to the Court...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/the-meaning-of-contractual-reasonableness-issues-to-be-decided-by-the-court-of-appeal/
JB Leitch recently received judgment from the Upper Tribunal which successfully set aside a s.20C order made by the First-tier Tribunal (“FTT”) against our client. The background On behalf of...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/s-20c-orders-jb-leitch-successfully-appeals-s-20c-order-made-by-first-tier-tribunal-on-behalf-of-freeholder-client/
Referencing The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013, this Court of Appeal decision becomes the sector’s definitive ruling as to what constitutes “unreasonably” for the purposes of Rule...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/jurisdiction-costs-definitive-ruling-as-to-definition-of-unreasonably-under-rule-13-of-the-tribunal-rules-lea-and-others-v-gp-ilfracombe-management-co-ltd-2024/
With reference to The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013, this Upper Tribunal decision discusses what may constitute “unreasonable conduct” for the purposes of Rule 13 (1) (b)....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/service-charges-rule-13-determination-as-to-what-may-constitute-unreasonable-conduct-zaid-alothman-holdings-ltd-and-others-v-better-intelligent-management-ltd-and-another-2024/
Where a lease has been recently granted and is not yet registered at the Land Registry, can the leaseholder be classed as a qualifying tenant under the Commonhold and Leasehold...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/right-to-manage-whether-a-leaseholder-was-classed-as-a-qualifying-tenant-during-the-registration-gap-avon-freeholds-limited-v-cresta-court-e-rtm-company-ltd-2024/
JB Leitch has recently succeeded in an application to strike out a claim on the grounds that the Upper Tribunal did not have jurisdiction to determine an issue relating to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/breach-of-covenant-jb-leitch-succeeds-in-strike-out-application-on-the-grounds-that-the-upper-tribunal-does-not-have-jurisdiction/
The meaning of contractual reasonableness: Issues to be decided by the Court of Appeal Update to: https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/rational-or-reasonable-a-recent-case-highlights-clarifies-the-meaning-of-contractual-reasonableness/ In respect of the Upper Tribunal’s decision following the leaseholders’ appeal earlier in...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/case-update-jb-leitch-receives-consent-to-appeal-to-the-court-of-appeal-in-proceedings-relating-to-contractual-interpretation-and-the-meaning-of-reasonable-in-contractual-disputes/
David Lowry, Associate Solicitor in JB Leitch Real Estate, provides useful insight and analysis on the much-discussed subject of Commonhold… What is Commonhold? As we are all aware Commonhold is...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/commonhold-the-freeholder-managing-agents-perspective/
Where a tenant is suspended from practice by their regulatory body and they continue to practice in related areas from their business premises, is there a resulting breach of the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/breach-of-lease-relief-from-forfeiture-whether-a-tenant-breached-the-permitted-use-of-a-property-following-suspension-from-their-regulatory-body-bijlani-v-medical-express-london-ltd-2024/
The appeal relates to claims for the right to manage three residential buildings located within a single development in Liverpool, comprising five buildings in total. JB Leitch act for the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/right-to-manage-jb-leitch-acts-in-key-appeal-on-the-interpretation-of-section-723-commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002/
Where A Party Commences Proceedings In The First-Tier Tribunal But Payment Of Fees Is Made Later, Is The Application Properly Made? The Background In Jevan V Athansiadi And Another [2024],...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/tribunal-procedure-whether-tribunal-proceedings-were-properly-commenced-where-a-fee-is-paid-later-jevan-v-athansiadi-and-another-2024/
Where an RTM Company claims right to manage, should roof voids which have not had flooring laid comprise part of the internal floor area calculation of non-residential parts for the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/right-to-manage-whether-roof-voids-without-flooring-should-be-included-in-internal-floor-area-calculations-interface-properties-limited-v-307-barking-road-rtm-company-limited-2024/
The Upper Tribunal has handed down its decision in the following two important appeals (heard together), carrying industry-wide interest as to the application of the statutory test under section 72(3)...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/right-to-manage-decision-handed-down-in-key-appeal-on-the-interpretation-of-section-723-commonhold-and-leasehold-reform-act-2002-for-the-purposes-of-an-rtm-claim/
JB Leitch is excited to announce the appointment of Matt Jarvis as our new Managing Director, who joins us this week. The appointment marks the next step in an exciting...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/jb-leitch-welcomes-a-new-managing-director-in-a-continuing-journey-of-operational-development-growth-and-innovation/
The High Court addresses whether a developer’s defective works amounted to a building safety risk which constituted a ‘relevant liability’ for the purposes of the Building Safety Act 2022, such...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-act-2022-whether-defective-works-presented-a-building-safety-risk-that-resulted-in-the-grant-of-a-building-liability-order-381-southwark-park-road-rtm-company-ltd-and-others-v-click/
The High Court sets out relevant considerations when valuing a trespass claim relating to commercial premises, as part of its decision relating to a claim for unlawful re-entry and unpaid...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/claims-for-trespass-valuation-of-a-trespass-claim-relating-to-commercial-premises-restaurant-ec3-ltd-v-tavor-holdings-ltd-2024/
This week, JB Leitch has been successful in a case concerning the jurisdiction of the First-tier Tribunal in appointing Managers, in a case where a Management Order wasn’t at an...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/a-matter-of-jurisdiction-jb-leitch-success-in-management-order-case-in-the-upper-tribunal/
The Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in this appeal carrying industry-wide interest, determining whether landlords could serve notices and other prescribed information by post with reference to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-of-notices-prescribed-information-court-of-appeal-hands-down-decision-as-to-whether-service-by-post-invalidated-a-s-21-notice-khan-and-another-v-daubigny-national-residential-lan/
Where wording of service charge provisions in a tenancy agreement is ambiguous, were tenants liable for the expenditure demanded? The background In Notting Hill Genesis v Uddin and others (Tenants...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-tenants-were-liable-for-certain-charges-where-wording-in-tenancy-agreements-was-ambiguous-notting-hill-genesis-v-uddin-and-others-2025/
The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in Brown v Ridley [2025], determining whether a ten-year period of a reasonable belief as to ownership within a period of adverse...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/adverse-possession-land-registration-supreme-court-hands-down-decision-as-to-interpretation-of-ten-year-period-of-reasonable-belief-of-ownership-brown-v-ridley-2025/
The First-tier Tribunal considers the application of the “just and equitable” test in making remediation contribution orders under the Building Safety Act 2022. The background Grey GR Ltd Partnership v...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-act-2022-the-just-and-equitable-test-when-making-remediation-contribution-orders-grey-gr-ltd-partnership-v-edgewater-stevenage-and-others-2025/
In determining an application as to the liability of tenants to pay service charges, the Upper Tribunal considers whether the First-tier Tribunal’s conduct was unfair. The background In Sovereign Network...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-the-first-tier-tribunals-conduct-during-a-hearing-was-unfair-sovereign-network-homes-formerly-known-as-network-homes-limited-v-hakobyan-and-others-2025/
Yesterday, the Supreme Court decision in the long running URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 case, was handed down – the first case in which the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/the-supreme-court-hands-down-a-notable-first-decision-on-the-building-safety-act-2022/
Since the enactment of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”) three years ago, the property sector has undergone a period of substantial reform. In this blog, we highlight the practical...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/building-safety-case-law-developments-practical-implications/
In determining an application as to whether service charge amounts claimed were reasonable, the Upper Tribunal considers whether the First-tier Tribunal gave sufficient information in its judgment such that service...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-whether-the-first-tier-tribunals-decision-contained-sufficient-detail-to-determine-that-service-charges-were-payable-the-garden-quarter-caversfield-management-company-ltd/
Where a restrictive covenant preventing alterations without consent is breached, did the Upper Tribunal have jurisdiction to modify the covenant and, if so, should the covenant be modified. The background...
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