first-tier tribunal Archives

Wave of rent increase notices flooding a tribunal entrance, symbolising a surge in tenant challenges to rent rises.

Tenants urged to ‘flood’ tribunals over rent rises

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

23rd October 2026, 2 days ago | 29

Landlords seeking even minimal rent increases could face tribunal challenges after campaign groups encouraged tenants to contest rises. The Telegraph...

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Council requiring HMO landlords to hold utility accounts?

Author: Readers Question

22nd October 2026, 3 days ago | 11

Hello, I’ve recently had an existing HMO licence varied by Coventry City Council to include a condition requiring the landlord...

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Can landlords support their proposed rent?

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st October 2026, 4 days ago | 7

A modest rent rise still needs evidence to support the whole proposed rent and for landlords concerned by Property118’s recent...

Judge's gavel smashing a £50 rent increase into a £200 reduction, illustrating a tribunal ruling against a landlord.

Tribunal turns landlord’s £50 rent rise into a £200 cut

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

19th October 2026, 6 days ago | 42

A landlord seeking an extra £50 a month has instead had the existing rent cut by £200 by the First-tier...

Rent tribunal claim documents outside the Royal Courts of Justice illustrating tenant challenges to rent increases

Tribunal cuts landlord’s existing rent after rise challenge

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

16th September 2026, 1 month ago | 5

A landlord who wanted to increase a tenant’s rent instead ended up with a lower figure than the renter was...

Renters' Rights Act paperwork highlighting a 56% rise in residential property tribunal cases

Property tribunal cases rocket 56% as Renters’ Rights Act begins

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 1 month ago | 0

Residential property tribunal cases jumped 56% year on year during the quarter in which the Renters’ Rights Act came into...

Scissors marked UK Tribunals cut a 73% rent increase beside a judge’s gavel and scales

Rent tribunals cut 73% of landlord increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2026, 2 months ago | 23

Nearly three-quarters of challenged rent increases were set below the landlord’s proposed figure in a sample of tribunal decisions. LonRes...

Queue outside a courtroom beside stacked legal files highlighting tribunal delays in England’s rental sector

Landlords face RRA tribunal delay chaos

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 6 months ago | 2

England’s tribunal and court system is already struggling with case delays as the Renters’ Rights Act adds fresh pressure to...

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Housing disrepair claims fail tenants and landlords – legal expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2026, 9 months ago | 11

Housing disrepair claims now risk doing more harm than good for tenants, a legal expert has warned. Des Taylor, a...

Rent increase concept with house model, rising arrow and question mark

Why a rent increase might be held up by Renters’ Rights Act?

Author: Readers Question

2nd December 2025, 11 months ago | 13

Say your flat’s rent is due to increase on 1 January 2027, and you serve a Section 13 notice on...

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Tribunal Rent Decision – HUGE Valuation Discrepancy?

Author: Readers Question

29th September 2025, 1 year ago | 24

Hi everyone, I’m hoping to get some advice on a recent Rent Tribunal decision that has completely floored us. We’re...

Illustration of Ministry of Justice file with “No Disputes” message, symbolising missing rent rise data

Government admits no data exists on rent rise cases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

28th February 2025, 2 years ago | 10

The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confessed it doesn’t have any records on the volume and nature of rent rise...

Leasehold complaint submitted to the Property Ombudsman

Property Ombudsman sees spike in leasehold complaints

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

21st February 2025, 2 years ago | 3

The Property Ombudsman received a 67% increase in complaints about residential leasehold, mainly concerning service charges. The Property Ombudsman received...

Rebuttal to The Telegraph’s Article: “Landlords face six-figure bills in tax avoidance row”

Author: Mark Alexander

26th September 2024, 2 years ago | 10

We appreciate The Telegraph’s interest in recent developments concerning Property118, but the article titled “Landlords face six-figure bills in tax avoidance...

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Ben Beadle claims Renters’ Rights Bill’s Section 21 Ban is “not a big change”

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

12th September 2024, 2 years ago | 56

Ben Beadle claims removing Section 21 will not be “a significant change for landlords.” In an interview with BBC Radio...

Subletting fees? – ROBINSON AND GREEN VS SIMARC

Author: Readers Question

28th August 2024, 2 years ago | 2

I’m just reposting this in the hope someone can advise further. In the case ‘ROBINSON AND GREEN VS SIMARC’, the...

Have you had First-tier Tribunal experiences in rent rises?

Author: Readers Question

4th December 2023, 3 years ago | 14

Hello, Has anyone had any experience with the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) for market value case? History is, tenant moved in...

Landlord overwhelmed by paperwork and financial documents while managing rental property changes.

Help! Freeholder will not fill out LPE1 form

Author: Readers Question

27th June 2023, 3 years ago | 8

Hello, I would appreciate some advice on the process of going to a first-tier tribunal and how to keep costs...

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