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Like buses…four fire safety decisions
28th September 2023
Robert Bowker examines some recent fire safety/BSA decisions by the Tribunal. You wait for ages and then four come along...
Wearing the right hat: the importance of considering the rights and obligations of each party in whose capacity one acts and pleading the case accordingly
28th September 2023
Jonathan Upton looks at the recent case of Alma Property Management Ltd v Crompton which illustrates the importance of...
Andrew Martin joins Tanfield
22nd September 2023
We are delighted to welcome Andrew Martin as a member of chambers. Andrew's pupillage with Carl Fain, Katie Gray, Piers...
Register your block of flats by 1 October 2023 – or go to jail!
15th September 2023
Mark Loveday gives a timely reminder as to the upcoming deadline for registration under the BSA 2022. Escaped prisoners...
Western Beach Apartments v Leaseholders: fire safety, lease variations and remedies under the Building Safety Act
14th September 2023
Robert Bowker and Greg Barnbrook review the implications of the Western Beach Appartments case. On 3 August 2023, the...
Tribunal sheds light on applications for cladding remediation orders
14th September 2023
Robert Bowker and Pauline Lam of Russell Cooke discuss this important recent case in which they acted for the successful...
Cladding remediation and related costs recovery – a new case in the FTT: St John Street Property Services Ltd v Riverside Group Ltd
11th September 2023
Robert Bowker and Jeremy Weaver, an associate director at Bradys Solicitors analyse the recent case of St John Street...
Philip Rainey KC shortlisted as Real Estate Silk of the Year at the Chambers & Partners Bar Awards 2023
11th September 2023
We are delighted to announce that Philip Rainey KC has been shortlisted for Real Estate Silk of the Year at the Chambers...
Annie Higgo joins Tanfield Chambers
8th September 2023
We are delighted to welcome Annie Higgo as a member of chambers. Annie has just successfully completed pupillage with...
When are service charge costs ‘reasonably incurred’?
14th August 2023
Recent decisions shed fresh light on the reasonableness expected of landlords. Nicola Muir investigates. Lessees of...