Property & Real Estate Barristers
News & Events: Service Charges
89 Holland Park (Management) v Dell: Court of Appeal on Service Charge Sweeper Clauses
14th December 2023
Mark Loveday reviews the recent judgment in 89 Holland Park Management Ltd v Dell [2023] EWCA Civ 1460 where the Court of...
When are Costs “Reasonably Incurred”? – S. 19 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985
7th August 2023
Nicola Muir examines two recent cases on s19 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985. Lessees of residential flats are not...
FTT finds that VAT on staff costs are reasonably incurred
29th June 2023
Philip Rainey KC and Carl Fain discuss the recent FTT decision in Various Lessees of Battersea Reach and St George Wharf v St...
An Inconclusive Account: Construction and Certification Provisions in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023] UKSC 2
14th February 2023
Hugh Rowan discusses the Supreme Court decision in Sara & Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023]...
The final word on the recovery of a landlord’s legal costs?
11th November 2022
Probably the most common reason for litigation between landlords and tenants in residential long-leasehold property arises...
Enforcement of Service Charges in the County Court
24th August 2022
Termhouse (Clarendon Court) Management Ltd v Al-Balhaa [2021] EWCA Civ 1881 The Court of Appeal has given guidance on how...
Case, Legislation and Article Digest – August 2022
16th August 2022
Compiled by Daniel Dovar and Piers Harrison Legislation Update Service Charges Leasehold Reform (Reasonableness of...
Assethold Limited v Hoye and Fox [2022] UKUT 173 (LC)
5th July 2022
Richard Granby represented the successful appellant in an appeal to the Upper Tribunal against a decision that the costs of...
Mark Loveday appears in “single largest service charge claim” appeal: Dell v 89 Holland Park Management Ltd
4th July 2022
Tanfield’s Mark Loveday acted for the successful Appellants in Dell v 89 Holland Park Management Ltd [2022] UKUT 169 (LC)....
Service Charges and Management – 5th Edition
7th March 2022
Service Charges and Management provides comprehensive coverage of the law relating to service charges and the management of...