by Sean Pettit | Sep 30, 2019 | Licences, Property Guardians
The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (‘UT’) has given judgment in the case of Ludgate House v Ricketts (1) LB Southwark (2) [2019] UKUT 278 (LC), reversing the original decision of the Valuation Tribunal (‘VT’) (Our note here). It may be recalled that the VT...
by Sean Pettit | Aug 12, 2019 | Licences, Property Guardians
In this article we will look at the recent report “Protecting London’s property guardians” by the Housing Committee of the London Assembly (chaired by Sian Berry). The report makes 11 recommendations which we will look at below. It is important to bear in mind the...
by Sean Pettit | Jul 18, 2019 | Licences, Property Guardians
In this article we will look at the ramifications of the recent Valuation Tribunal decision of Ludgate House Limited v Southwark. In particular we will try to answer the following questions: What is the effect of this decision? Does the decision leave room for...
by Sean Pettit | Jun 17, 2019 | Equality Act, Property Guardians
The Equality Act 2010 (‘the Act’) is a comprehensive statute encompassing all forms of unlawful discrimination. There are 9 ‘protected characteristics’: age; disability; gender reassignment; marriage or civil partnership (in the employment context); pregnancy or...