Case Law and Tribunals

Our comprehensive hub for navigating the legal landscape of property disputes and regulations. In this section, we delve into precedent-setting cases, legal interpretations, and tribunal decisions that shape property law and governance.

Sidewalk Properties Ltd -v- Twinn [2015]

This case considered the issue of the appropriate rates to be charged by an in-house solicitor and the appropriate basis for an inter-partes award.

28 March 2016
Mansing Moorjani v Durban Estates Ltd [2015]

This Court of Appeal case is all about damages for a landlord’s failure to comply with its repairing covenants.

12 February 2016
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea v Lessees of 1-124 Pond House and others

A case that turned on how to comply with the statutory leaseholder consultation process when entering into a framework agreement.

14 August 2015
Sennadine Properties Ltd v Heelis [2015]

This Court of Appeal decision highlights the issue of Tribunal-appointed managers and their potential impact on lease terms and covenants.

23 February 2015
Qdime Ltd -v- Bath Building [2014]

Were the lessees of the Bath Building on the Bath Road in Swindon liable to pay for terrorism insurance?

19 December 2014
Hilary Ann Barrett v Mrs Anne Robinson [2014]

An Upper Tribunal case that turned on liability of lessees to pay the variable administration charge.

1 September 2014
Daejan Properties Ltd v (1) Sean Gerald Griffin, (2) Alphonsa Mathew [2014]

Amanda Gourlay looks at this historic neglect case in detail in her Law and Lease blog.

26 August 2014
Westleigh Properties Ltd v Mrs J S Grimes [2014]

This case relates to the wording of a lease that did not allow for a flat fee for block management.

7 July 2014
Windermere Marina Village Ltd v Ian Wild, Gillian Lesley Barton [2014]

This case considers different methods of apportioning service charges.

1 June 2014
Alexander Christoforou, Diogenis & Costas Diogenous v Standard Apartments Ltd [2013]

In this case, the landlord successfully sought to recover costs for non-payment of service charges.

24 January 2014