Tag: first-tier tribunal

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

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th September 2026, 4 days ago | 0

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

Rent tribunals cut 73% of landlord increases

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

25th August 2026, 3 weeks ago | 23

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

Landlords face RRA tribunal delay chaos

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

11th May 2026, 4 months ago | 2

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

Housing disrepair claims fail tenants and landlords – legal expert

Author: Property118.com Landlord News Team

4th February 2026, 7 months ago | 11

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

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

Author: Readers Question

2nd December 2025, 10 months ago | 13

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

Tribunal Rent Decision – HUGE Valuation Discrepancy?

Author: Readers Question

29th September 2025, 12 months ago | 24

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

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...

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...

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...

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...