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Rakusen v Jepsen [2023] UKSC 9

marcuscleaver · Rakusen v Jepsen [2023] UKSC 9 Rent Repayment Orders can be used to force landlords to pay back an amount of rent when certain housing offences have been committed. In this case the Supreme Court is asked whether such an order can be

Croydon LBC v Kalonga [2022] UKSC 7

marcuscleaver · Croydon LBC v Kalonga [2022] UKSC 7 A question about a fixed-term secure tenancy raised broader issues about the relationship between contracts and statutory protections. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com

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Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Ltd [2020] UKSC 18

When Dr. Duval found out that her landlord had granted her neighbour a licence to carry out structural work to their shared property she was not happy and brought a claim for breach of the lease. On the one hand the agreement doesn’t specifically ban

UK Law Weekly

Sequent Nominees Ltd v Hautford Ltd [2019] UKSC 47

In this case an application for planning permission was blocked by a landlord. While this was in line with the lease agreement questions were raised over whether the refusal of consent was reasonable or not. In this episode we try to understand under what circumstances

Edwards v Kumarasamy [2016] UKSC 40

When a tenant trips up on the paved area just outside his block of flats is it the landlord who is to blame? The Supreme Court investigates with reference to section 11 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1986. Music from bensound.com