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Whether works or services provided by a landlord can be recharge to leaseholders is a matter of the construction of the lease.

It is well known that the consultation process for service charges, pursuant to s20 of the Landlord & Tenant Act 1985 applies to residential properties.

We are a Registered Provider of Housing and we are intending to recover the costs of works which were carried out to the roof to a block of flats.

We recently reported on the introduction of the vacant building credit (VBC) to incentivise brownfield development on sites containing vacant buildings.

Devonshires acted for Muir Group Housing Association in connection with its acquisition of O.P. Building Maintenance Services Ltd, a repairs and maintenance company that has worked with Muir for several years.

On 11 March 2015, the Supreme Court handed down their judgment in the case of Akerman-Livingstone v Aster Communities Limited (formerly Flourish Homes Limited) [2015] UKSC 15.

The cases concerned whether a charitable housing association is entitled to council tax exemption for the void periods between lettings.

We recently obtained a Possession Order for One Housing Group.

Devonshires recently acted for Industrial Dwellings Society (“IDS”) in a case brought against them for disrepair at the property.

How do I know if a tenant is allowed to keep pets at their property?

Devonshires’ Housing Management Department is often approached for advice when a landlord becomes aware that the relationship between two tenants sharing a property has broken down.

Diet controlled Type 2 diabetes does not amount to a disability under the Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) according to a recent finding by the Employment Appeals Tribunal (EAT) in Metroline Travel Ltd v Stoute.