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Where roof repairs have been excluded from service charge provisions, is the landlord obliged to repair the roof at a property and are its costs for doing so recoverable from...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-service-charge-was-payable-in-respect-of-roof-repairs-crisplane-ltd-v-plymouth-community-homes-ltd-2024/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal whereby a landlord seeks to vary residential leases to change the computation of service charge, such that leaseholders become liable for greater apportionments that...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-leases-should-be-varied-to-allow-for-a-change-in-the-computation-of-service-charges-tower-hamlets-community-housing-ltd-v-leaseholders-of-painter-house-2024/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal of a First-tier Tribunal decision which struck out an application for determination of service charges on the grounds that it related to years already...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-an-application-for-determination-should-have-been-struck-out-where-the-relevant-period-related-to-an-earlier-application-connell-and-another-v-beal-developments-ltd-and-others/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal against a First-tier Tribunal decision which found that the manager of a building appointed under a Management Order was not an accountable person for...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-management-whether-a-manager-appointed-by-the-ftt-can-be-an-accountable-person-under-the-building-safety-act-2022-unsdorfer-v-octagon-overseas-limited-and-others-2024/
Olivia works within the Service Charge Recoveries team. Olivia’s role consists of the collection of outstanding arrears, processing payments and corresponding with leaseholders where necessary.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/olivia-taylor/
Cristiana has over 18 years experience in credit control, taking a proactive role in managing and collecting outstanding debt. Her role includes liaising with other departments within the company and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/cristiana-dowling/
Faith works within the Service Charge Recoveries team. As a Paralegal, Faith brings knowledge and experience handling service charge cases, dealing with matters on a professional basis with our client’s...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/faith-freeman/
Sam’s role is to maintain an efficient line of communication with our clients, updating them on any changes and being a point of contact if they have any queries on...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/sam-wilde/
Lottie works within the Client Administration team. Her role involves case administration, payment processing, lender and client communication, managing correspondence, processing Claims and obtaining invoices.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/lottie-brien/
Jamie is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. Jamie locates and organises HM Land Registry documents...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jamie-gaskell/
George is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. George locates and organises HM Land Registry documents...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/george-hanlon/
Elise’s role involves assisting with complex property litigation matters, primarily dealing with applications to the First-tier Tribunal in respect of dispensation of Section 20 consultation requirements and Section 27A reasonableness....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/elise-parr/
Sanchia assists with litigated and advisory matters surrounding service charge disputes, right to manage and fire safety remedial works with a focus on the Building Safety Act 2022. Her role...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/sanchia-pathak/
Hannah is responsible for providing channelled communication to teams and individuals across the business. Hannah’s duties also include coordinating on-site facilities and providing administrative support whilst ensuring the smooth running...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/hannah-mckechnie/
As many will be aware, the announcement of the general election in July resulted in many parliamentary bills being included the legislative wash-up before parliamentary dissolution. Notably, The Leasehold and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/the-leasehold-and-freehold-reform-act-2024/
The Court of Appeal is currently considering an appeal which could carry significant impact for private landlords in respect of the service of notices and prescribed information. In this article,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/court-of-appeal-to-review-whether-service-by-post-of-prescribed-information-invalidated-s-21-notice-daubigny-v-khan-anor-2023/
Where a property management company engages an independent contractor to carry out services at a property, does the management company owe tenants a duty of care in respect of the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-management-whether-a-property-management-company-owed-a-tenant-a-duty-of-care-in-respect-of-independent-contractors-shamsan-v-44-49-lowndes-square-management-company-ltd-2024/
In circumstances where a leaseholder makes payment for service charges demanded in respect of major works, is the leaseholder then able to challenge the reasonableness of those charges in the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-the-legal-implications-of-a-tenant-paying-service-charges-demanded-poplar-housing-and-regeneration-community-association-ltd-v-khan-2024/
The Upper Tribunal recently provided a notable decision relating to leaseholder protections in Schedule 8 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) in Lant Street Management Company v Lehner,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/an-important-building-safety-case-which-provides-a-new-process-for-determining-service-charges-payable-under-leaseholder-protections/
Where an occupier extended her property into loft space over which a lease has been granted in favour of another party, does that party’s failure to speak prevent them from...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/adverse-possession-whether-a-failure-to-speak-prevented-a-defendant-from-asserting-title-to-a-loft-space-massouri-v-omani-estates-ltd-2024/
Introduction JB Leitch has recently acted in an Appeal case in the Upper Tribunal which, amongst its many considerations, raises a notable point on the definition of what is “reasonable”...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/rational-or-reasonable-a-recent-case-highlights-clarifies-the-meaning-of-contractual-reasonableness/
Grant of a remediation order where a landlord has been proactive in dealing with fire safety issues The First-tier Tribunal considers whether a remediation order should be granted under the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-grant-of-a-remediation-order-where-a-landlord-has-been-proactive-in-dealing-with-fire-safety-issues-di-bari-and-others-v-avon-ground-rents-ltd-2024/
Where a heating system maintained by individual leaseholders required repair, was the landlord entitled to action the repair using additional apparatus to the existing system? The background In Triplark Ltd...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/repairing-obligations-whether-a-landlord-was-entitled-to-undertake-repairs-using-a-system-which-required-additional-apparatus-triplark-ltd-v-calvert-and-others-2024/
Where a leaseholder breaches a lease term, does the acceptance of rent by a managing agent amount to a waiver of that breach? The background In The Tropical Zoo Ltd...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/breach-of-covenant-whether-acceptance-of-rent-by-an-agent-amounted-to-a-waiver-of-breach-of-lease-the-tropical-zoo-ltd-v-hounslow-lbc-2024/
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court has this week dismissed an appeal where failure to serve a claim notice on a landlord was found not to invalidate the transfer...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/voidablebut-not-void-a-new-paradigm-for-non-compliance-with-statutory-procedure-a1-properties-sunderland-ltd-v-tudor-studios-rtm-co-ltd-2023/
Where a leaseholder has breached the repair covenants in its lease, is the landlord prevented from seeking forfeiture as a remedy where an earlier settlement agreement is in place? The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/whether-an-earlier-settlement-agreement-prevented-a-landlord-from-seeking-forfeiture-29-buckland-crescent-management-company-ltd-v-white-2024/
This week our very own JB Leitch football team again participated in the Business Fives Liverpool football tournament against a wide range of local and regional firms, reaching the semi-finals....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/the-jb-leitch-teams-worthy-goals/
JB Leitch secures vesting order, premium, arrears & costs for landlord & management company clients in complex High Court proceedings JB Leitch acted for our landlord and management company clients...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/jb-leitch-success-in-complex-high-court-proceedings/
Where a landlord proposed to undertake major works, did it conduct a consultation procedure sufficient to satisfy the requirements of s.20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985? The background...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-a-landlord-had-conducted-adequate-statutory-consultation-with-leaseholders-ambercrown-ltd-v-perrett-and-another-2024/
Where a leaseholder commissioned internal decoration works, were the costs of such works recoverable from other leaseholders through the service charge? The background In Thirty One Crescent Grove Ltd v...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-costs-of-works-commissioned-by-a-leaseholder-were-recoverable-through-the-service-charge-thirty-one-crescent-grove-ltd-v-atherden-2024/
Joseph’s main roles include preparing and sending Section 146 Notices, preparing possession claims and correspondence with lessees and lenders in order to settle outstanding balances.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/joseph-black/
Finn’s main duties involve the preparation of and issuing Part 8 claims. He also prepares and sends S.146 Notices whilst corresponding with clients, lessees and lenders.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/finn-wilder/
Elliott’s role is to help reduce the workload of the finance team by completing recurring tasks, such as raising invoices, completing Pro-Formas, posting payouts, filling in and amending spreadsheets and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/elliott/
Lainey is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. Lainey organises HM Land Registry documents and system...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/lainey-corlett/
Charlotte works within the technical and complex team and deals with property litigation matters and service charge disputes.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/charlotte-crossley-smith/
Amy deals with technical and complex matters involving legal action through the Courts and Tribunals. Amy works on areas involving injunctions, consultation dispensation applications, service charge reasonableness and applications to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/amy-burdett/
Aimee assists the Client Relationship team by liaising with clients and keeping files up to date. She also assists with managing the client reports, making sure that cases are continuously...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/aimee-ford/
Jemma collects statements and land registry documents to create case files for clients. She meticulously reviews each document to ensure accuracy in the case file setup. In addition, Jemma logs...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jemma-mcdermott/
Katie works within the forfeiture team dealing with a mix of pre and post issue matters. Primarily serving possession claims, corresponding with leaseholders and liaising with the Courts and Barristers...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/katie-lea/
Kane is a Paralegal on the Client Relationships team, primarily dealing with clients to ensure all their needs and expectations are met. He handle queries and any issues that may...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/kane-smith/
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Olivia works within the Service Charge Recoveries team. Olivia’s role consists of the collection of outstanding arrears, processing payments and corresponding with leaseholders where necessary.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/olivia-taylor/
Cristiana has over 18 years experience in credit control, taking a proactive role in managing and collecting outstanding debt. Her role includes liaising with other departments within the company and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/cristiana-dowling/
Faith works within the Service Charge Recoveries team. As a Paralegal, Faith brings knowledge and experience handling service charge cases, dealing with matters on a professional basis with our client’s...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/faith-freeman/
Sam’s role is to maintain an efficient line of communication with our clients, updating them on any changes and being a point of contact if they have any queries on...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/sam-wilde/
Lottie works within the Client Administration team. Her role involves case administration, payment processing, lender and client communication, managing correspondence, processing Claims and obtaining invoices.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/lottie-brien/
Jamie is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. Jamie locates and organises HM Land Registry documents...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jamie-gaskell/
George is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. George locates and organises HM Land Registry documents...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/george-hanlon/
Elise’s role involves assisting with complex property litigation matters, primarily dealing with applications to the First-tier Tribunal in respect of dispensation of Section 20 consultation requirements and Section 27A reasonableness....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/elise-parr/
Sanchia assists with litigated and advisory matters surrounding service charge disputes, right to manage and fire safety remedial works with a focus on the Building Safety Act 2022. Her role...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/sanchia-pathak/
Hannah is responsible for providing channelled communication to teams and individuals across the business. Hannah’s duties also include coordinating on-site facilities and providing administrative support whilst ensuring the smooth running...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/hannah-mckechnie/
Joseph’s main roles include preparing and sending Section 146 Notices, preparing possession claims and correspondence with lessees and lenders in order to settle outstanding balances.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/joseph-black/
Finn’s main duties involve the preparation of and issuing Part 8 claims. He also prepares and sends S.146 Notices whilst corresponding with clients, lessees and lenders.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/finn-wilder/
Elliott’s role is to help reduce the workload of the finance team by completing recurring tasks, such as raising invoices, completing Pro-Formas, posting payouts, filling in and amending spreadsheets and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/elliott/
Lainey is responsible for gathering all relevant documents when new instructions are received which are then passed over to the relevant department. Lainey organises HM Land Registry documents and system...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/lainey-corlett/
Charlotte works within the technical and complex team and deals with property litigation matters and service charge disputes.
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/charlotte-crossley-smith/
Amy deals with technical and complex matters involving legal action through the Courts and Tribunals. Amy works on areas involving injunctions, consultation dispensation applications, service charge reasonableness and applications to...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/amy-burdett/
Aimee assists the Client Relationship team by liaising with clients and keeping files up to date. She also assists with managing the client reports, making sure that cases are continuously...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/aimee-ford/
Jemma collects statements and land registry documents to create case files for clients. She meticulously reviews each document to ensure accuracy in the case file setup. In addition, Jemma logs...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/jemma-mcdermott/
Katie works within the forfeiture team dealing with a mix of pre and post issue matters. Primarily serving possession claims, corresponding with leaseholders and liaising with the Courts and Barristers...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/katie-lea/
Kane is a Paralegal on the Client Relationships team, primarily dealing with clients to ensure all their needs and expectations are met. He handle queries and any issues that may...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/about-us/our-team/kane-smith/
Top 20 results.
Where roof repairs have been excluded from service charge provisions, is the landlord obliged to repair the roof at a property and are its costs for doing so recoverable from...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-service-charge-was-payable-in-respect-of-roof-repairs-crisplane-ltd-v-plymouth-community-homes-ltd-2024/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal whereby a landlord seeks to vary residential leases to change the computation of service charge, such that leaseholders become liable for greater apportionments that...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-leases-should-be-varied-to-allow-for-a-change-in-the-computation-of-service-charges-tower-hamlets-community-housing-ltd-v-leaseholders-of-painter-house-2024/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal of a First-tier Tribunal decision which struck out an application for determination of service charges on the grounds that it related to years already...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-an-application-for-determination-should-have-been-struck-out-where-the-relevant-period-related-to-an-earlier-application-connell-and-another-v-beal-developments-ltd-and-others/
The Upper Tribunal considers an appeal against a First-tier Tribunal decision which found that the manager of a building appointed under a Management Order was not an accountable person for...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-management-whether-a-manager-appointed-by-the-ftt-can-be-an-accountable-person-under-the-building-safety-act-2022-unsdorfer-v-octagon-overseas-limited-and-others-2024/
As many will be aware, the announcement of the general election in July resulted in many parliamentary bills being included the legislative wash-up before parliamentary dissolution. Notably, The Leasehold and...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/the-leasehold-and-freehold-reform-act-2024/
The Court of Appeal is currently considering an appeal which could carry significant impact for private landlords in respect of the service of notices and prescribed information. In this article,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/court-of-appeal-to-review-whether-service-by-post-of-prescribed-information-invalidated-s-21-notice-daubigny-v-khan-anor-2023/
Where a property management company engages an independent contractor to carry out services at a property, does the management company owe tenants a duty of care in respect of the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/property-management-whether-a-property-management-company-owed-a-tenant-a-duty-of-care-in-respect-of-independent-contractors-shamsan-v-44-49-lowndes-square-management-company-ltd-2024/
In circumstances where a leaseholder makes payment for service charges demanded in respect of major works, is the leaseholder then able to challenge the reasonableness of those charges in the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charges-the-legal-implications-of-a-tenant-paying-service-charges-demanded-poplar-housing-and-regeneration-community-association-ltd-v-khan-2024/
The Upper Tribunal recently provided a notable decision relating to leaseholder protections in Schedule 8 of the Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA 2022) in Lant Street Management Company v Lehner,...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/an-important-building-safety-case-which-provides-a-new-process-for-determining-service-charges-payable-under-leaseholder-protections/
Where an occupier extended her property into loft space over which a lease has been granted in favour of another party, does that party’s failure to speak prevent them from...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/adverse-possession-whether-a-failure-to-speak-prevented-a-defendant-from-asserting-title-to-a-loft-space-massouri-v-omani-estates-ltd-2024/
Introduction JB Leitch has recently acted in an Appeal case in the Upper Tribunal which, amongst its many considerations, raises a notable point on the definition of what is “reasonable”...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/rational-or-reasonable-a-recent-case-highlights-clarifies-the-meaning-of-contractual-reasonableness/
Grant of a remediation order where a landlord has been proactive in dealing with fire safety issues The First-tier Tribunal considers whether a remediation order should be granted under the...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/building-safety-grant-of-a-remediation-order-where-a-landlord-has-been-proactive-in-dealing-with-fire-safety-issues-di-bari-and-others-v-avon-ground-rents-ltd-2024/
Where a heating system maintained by individual leaseholders required repair, was the landlord entitled to action the repair using additional apparatus to the existing system? The background In Triplark Ltd...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/repairing-obligations-whether-a-landlord-was-entitled-to-undertake-repairs-using-a-system-which-required-additional-apparatus-triplark-ltd-v-calvert-and-others-2024/
Where a leaseholder breaches a lease term, does the acceptance of rent by a managing agent amount to a waiver of that breach? The background In The Tropical Zoo Ltd...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/breach-of-covenant-whether-acceptance-of-rent-by-an-agent-amounted-to-a-waiver-of-breach-of-lease-the-tropical-zoo-ltd-v-hounslow-lbc-2024/
In a significant decision, the Supreme Court has this week dismissed an appeal where failure to serve a claim notice on a landlord was found not to invalidate the transfer...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/voidablebut-not-void-a-new-paradigm-for-non-compliance-with-statutory-procedure-a1-properties-sunderland-ltd-v-tudor-studios-rtm-co-ltd-2023/
Where a leaseholder has breached the repair covenants in its lease, is the landlord prevented from seeking forfeiture as a remedy where an earlier settlement agreement is in place? The...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/whether-an-earlier-settlement-agreement-prevented-a-landlord-from-seeking-forfeiture-29-buckland-crescent-management-company-ltd-v-white-2024/
This week our very own JB Leitch football team again participated in the Business Fives Liverpool football tournament against a wide range of local and regional firms, reaching the semi-finals....
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/firm-news/the-jb-leitch-teams-worthy-goals/
JB Leitch secures vesting order, premium, arrears & costs for landlord & management company clients in complex High Court proceedings JB Leitch acted for our landlord and management company clients...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/blogs/jb-leitch-success-in-complex-high-court-proceedings/
Where a landlord proposed to undertake major works, did it conduct a consultation procedure sufficient to satisfy the requirements of s.20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985? The background...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-a-landlord-had-conducted-adequate-statutory-consultation-with-leaseholders-ambercrown-ltd-v-perrett-and-another-2024/
Where a leaseholder commissioned internal decoration works, were the costs of such works recoverable from other leaseholders through the service charge? The background In Thirty One Crescent Grove Ltd v...
https://www.jbleitch.co.uk/news-insights/case-law-comment/service-charge-whether-costs-of-works-commissioned-by-a-leaseholder-were-recoverable-through-the-service-charge-thirty-one-crescent-grove-ltd-v-atherden-2024/
