Wednesday 26 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Report
Building safety data: 4,697 buildings with unsafe cladding now monitored in England
The July 2026 government data release shows 2,551 of 4,697 monitored buildings 11 metres and over have started or completed cladding remediation, relevant to leaseholders, residents and landlords.
Monday 24 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal: manager can be appointed over two buildings, but appeal allowed in part
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has rejected the argument that a manager can never be appointed over two buildings, while allowing a landlord's appeal in part against an appointment at Abercorn Place, London.
Wednesday 19 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal says earlier ruling on same building should have guided lease reading
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) considered how far an earlier decision on the same Bournemouth building should have guided the First-tier Tribunal's reading of a leaseholder's service charge covenants, in an appeal by a…
Tuesday 18 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
High Court hears NHS Trust possession claim over Broadmoor staff house
The High Court has considered an NHS Trust's claim to recover a Broadmoor estate house let to a retired nurse since 1988, and whether Rent Act 1977 protection applies to his tenancy.
Tuesday 11 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal allows house on Dartmouth garden land by modifying restrictive covenant
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has modified a restrictive covenant that blocked a three-bedroom house on Dartmouth garden land, finding the neighbours' benefit of preserving the area's appearance was not of substantial value.
Monday 10 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal: leaseholders must share landlord’s cost of rehousing basement occupants
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) allowed a landlord's appeal and held that two leaseholders must contribute through their service charge to temporary accommodation and storage costs incurred during damp proofing work.
Friday 7 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal replaces landlord’s banning order after tenancy-ending terms are found flawed
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) set aside a Sheffield landlord's five-year banning order and substituted its own, ruling the First-tier Tribunal gave too little thought to tenants when it ordered their tenancies ended.
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal finds holding-over rooftop operators were wrongly treated as periodic tenants
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) found the First-tier Tribunal's analysis of the status of mobile operators who stayed on after a rooftop lease expired was wrong in law, affecting site owners and operators.
Wednesday 5 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal restores landlord’s late appeal against £15,600 unlicensed-house penalty
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) held that the First-tier Tribunal wrongly struck out a landlord's appeal made 30 days late, because it ignored relevant factors, affecting landlords facing Housing Act 2004 licensing penalties.
Monday 3 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Change
Form N5B for accelerated possession claims updated for Renters’ Rights Act 2025
The updated Form N5B guidance for accelerated possession claims in England sets out who can still use the process and how a tenant's breathing space can affect a landlord's claim.