Monday 3 August 2026
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal rejects landlord’s appeal over unverified photographs in service charge case
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) dismissed a landlord's appeal against a service charge ruling on major works, holding the FTT was entitled to prefer expert evidence over unverified photographs; it affects leaseholders and landlords.
Friday 31 July 2026
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Property & Housing · Change
Landlords can no longer use pre-1 May 2026 notices to start possession claims
Private landlords in England can no longer apply to the county court for possession using a section 8 or section 21 notice given before 1 May 2026, as 31 July 2026 was the last…
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Property & Housing · Change
Landlords can no longer use section 8 or 21 notices given before 1 May 2026 to start possession claims
Private landlords in England can no longer apply to the county court on a section 8 or section 21 notice given before 1 May 2026 if they have not already done so. This affects…
Thursday 30 July 2026
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Property & Housing · Change
Business lease forms: tribunals take some telecoms tenancy disputes from 30 July 2026
From 30 July 2026, tribunals decide certain telecommunications tenancy disputes under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, and "the court" in prescribed notice forms should be read as the tribunal where section 63(2A) applies.
Wednesday 29 July 2026
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Property & Housing · Change
Form RPEC5 available for business tenancy applications under the 1954 Act
Landlords and tenants can use Form RPEC5 to apply under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (telecommunications infrastructure) to renew or terminate a business, professional or other tenancy with security of tenure.
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Court of Appeal rules on date for judging improvement notice appeals, and on costs
The Court of Appeal gave its reasons on how an improvement notice appeal is assessed and on a landlord's costs claim, in a Lambeth Council case relevant to landlords and local housing authorities.
Friday 24 July 2026
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Property & Housing · Change
Form Rents 2 for statutory periodic tenancy variations: what the form is for
Form Rents 2 lets landlords and tenants served with a notice proposing a variation in the terms of a statutory periodic tenancy apply for a determination, and it is published on GOV.UK.
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Court of Appeal: tenancy clause on legal notices covered service of possession claim
The Court of Appeal held on 24 July 2026 that a specific assured tenancy clause on service of notices made the tenant's flat a valid address for serving a possession claim form.
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Property & Housing · Judgment
High Court: housing association could not recover communal electricity through tenants’ “Electricity Charge”
In Foster v Wargrave on Thames Housing Association Ltd, the High Court allowed two tenants' appeal, holding that the "Electricity Charge" in their tenancy agreement covered only electricity supplied to their flat, not communal…
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Property & Housing · Judgment
Upper Tribunal re-hears sixteen service charge items for Croydon block of six flats
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) re-heard sixteen disputed service charge items after new evidence emerged, allowing some charges in full, reducing others and disallowing one. It affects leaseholders and RTM companies.