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Residential Service Charge Consultation: Normal service resumed?
Douglas Rhodes reviews the Court of Appeal’s decision in Phillips v Francis regarding the extent of a landlord’s obligation to consult its tenants on major works ‘Unless the consultation requirements are complied with, the landlord’s service charges are capped at £250 per dwelling regardless of the overall cost of the works, unless dispensation is applied …
Cases Referenced
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- BDW Trading Ltd v South Anglia Housing Ltd [2013] EWHC 2169 (Ch)
- Daejan Investments Ltd v Benson & ors [2011] EWCA Civ 38; [2013] UKSC 14
- London Borough of Southwark v Oyeyinka [2014] UKUT 258 (LC)
- Martin v Maryland Estates Ltd [1999] EWCA Civ 3049
- Pepper (Inspector of Taxes) v Hart [1992] UKHL 3
- Phillips v Francis [2012] EWHC 3650 (Ch); [2014] EWCA Civ 1395
- Southern Land Securities Ltd v Hodge [2013] UKUT 480 (LC)