Property Tribunal

Portsmouth terraced HMO street by civic building

Buy-to-let Property News, Licensing

06/07/2026

Upper Tribunal blocks Portsmouth blanket HMO licence conditions

An Upper Tribunal ruling has blocked Portsmouth City Council from imposing blanket HMO licence conditions across licensed properties, limiting how the council can dictate tenancy wording and other discretionary terms.

London townhouse entrance with multiple flat doorbells

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

03/06/2026

Tenant unions launch First-tier Tribunal rent challenge tool after RRA

Tenant unions have launched a First-tier Tribunal rent challenge tool after the Renters’ Rights Act, urging renters to test rises against market levels under the post-1 May system.

New government penalty tables introduce fines of £3,000–£35,000, reshaping risk for buy-to-let investors as councils gain powers to ramp up enforcement.

Buy-to-let Property News, Regulation

23/01/2025

Tenants’ rent repayment claim reduced as tribunal highlights both parties’ poor conduct

A landlord in Walthamstow has seen a hefty rent repayment order reduced after a tribunal considered the tenants’ substantial arrears of over £17,000. The First-tier…

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