Beyond Irrational Doubt

Thankfully the Upper Tribunal is soldiering on (unlike the FtT London’s Rhipsaspia) and have, just today, produced a Decision in one of our outstanding appeals. You may remember our earlier blog on this case: “The…

RRO Cases & Coronavirus

We urge all Rent Repayment Order (RRO) Applicants to write to their Tribunal to request a paper determination or the alternative of a video hearing. Paper determinations are regularly made at the Northern Tribunal for…

Guardians can Get Rent Back!

Guardians, who live in disused properties, can Get Rent Back with a Rent Repayment Order (RRO) after a recent decision by The First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber in London (FtT), in the first case of its…

RRO Applicants: the power is in your hands

It’s difficult to emphasise how important this appeal decision is for Rent Repayment Order (RRO) applications: https://www.bailii.org/cgi-bin/format.cgi?doc=/uk/cases/UKUT/LC/2019/311.html Many Applicants are confused about who should be the Respondent (R), as tenancy agreements (if available) often don’t…

The House of Evictions

Flat Justice has now taken on another appeal case. This will be our 5th appeal this year: the First-tier Tribunal Property Chamber just keeps churning out those bad decisions… Here we have a Nigerian construction…

Grenfell flats: not HMOs

We recently submitted our input for the consultation on building safety following the Grenfell tower disaster: “Building a safer future: proposals for reform of the building safety regulatory system”. You can read our letter here:…