by Dr Tim Everett | Apr 16, 2026 | Blog
[2026] EWCA Civ 361 Why important? A landlord’s failure to supply a new address will not undermine the legal service of an Improvement Notice under the Housing Act 2004 sent to the old address. However, a proven failure to receive the Notice may enable them to...
by Dr Tim Everett | Feb 28, 2026 | Blog
[2025] EWHC 3312 (Admin) Why important? This case reminds everyone that there may be more than one category of statutory nuisance applicable in particular cases. A Council that fails to consider a relevant category or whether each of the two limbs (prejudicial...
by Dr Tim Everett | Jan 16, 2026 | Blog
[2025] UKUT 389 (LC) Why important? The question at the heart of this case concerns when a First Tier Tribunal should disregard a Council’s standards and policies in respect of licensing HMOs under the Housing Act 2004. Background A two-story terraced house had four...
by Dr Tim Everett | Dec 8, 2025 | Blog
This article appears by kind permission of the original publishers, Lawtext Publishing Ltd. Environmental Law and Management Article “Winning the battle, but losing the war?” R (on the application of Mathew Richards) v The Environment Agency Interested Party: Walleys...
by Dr Tim Everett | Oct 7, 2025 | Blog
[2025] UKUT 172 (LC) Why important? The question at the heart of this case is whether a First Tier Tribunal should vary an Improvement Notice under the Housing Act 2004 or cancel it when the seriousness of the hazard has been significantly over estimated by a Council....
by Dr Tim Everett | Oct 7, 2025 | Blog
[2025] UKUT 196 (LC) Why important? The question at the heart of this case concerns the status of an agent who only arranges a letting for an unlicensed HMO and takes the first rent payment. It deals with whether they can be regarded as a “person managing” an...
