This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: Court of Appeal decisions on the Tenant Fees Act 2019 and estoppel in an adverse possession claim, High Court decisions concerning occupiers’ liability, mesne profits, and non-payment of a court fee when issuing a lease renewal claim, and Upper Tribunal decisions on modification of a restrictive covenant and the application of non-domestic rates to barristers’ chambers. It also includes the publication of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)’s new Remediation Acceleration Plan (RAP), the MHCLG’s consultation on permitted insurance fees for landlords and freeholders, and the Supreme Court and Privy Council’s new websites and online Case Management Portal.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: the BPF and Law Commission’s comments on the draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill and RICS’s comments on the valuation implications of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, High Court decisions regarding proprietary estoppel and unenforceable land contracts, possession proceedings against houseboat occupants, an injunction to prohibit unauthorised encampments and fly-tipping, and decision that a company was liable to pay non-domestic rates despite a Company Voluntary Arrangement. It also includes Upper Tribunal decisions on building safety, and how a microwave alone is insufficient to amount ‘cooking facilities’ for the purposes of determining whether it is a house in multiple occupation, a recent First-tier Tribunal decision granting adverse possession and the Senedd progressing the Building Safety (Wales) Bill to Stage 3 plenary consideration.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: Supreme Court decisions on the Building Safety Act 2022 and on undue influence, clarification from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government on roof gardens when assessing if a building is higher-risk, High Court decisions on a rates mitigation scheme and the validity of a contract, and a Court of Appeal decision in which it was held that section 234 of the Insolvency Act 1986 is inapplicable for repossession when property receivers have already been appointed.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: industry responses to the Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill, High Court decisions on proprietary estoppel and an injunction against protestors, and a Privy Council decision on proprietary estoppel. It also includes Upper Tribunal decisions on adverse possession on the basis of mowing and maintaining land, and the impact of invoicing errors in a service charge claim.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: High Court decisions on whether an express declaration of trust can be overridden by an informal agreement, and on injunctions to prevent protest, an Upper Tribunal case on rent repayment orders, and news on building safety and mandatory ADR and publication of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry final report.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: the High Court summer vacation notice 2026, Court of Appeal decisions regarding an improvement notice, a nuisance and negligence claim, and temporary placement of items in unoccupied premises for business rates relief, and High Court decisions concerning a refusal of a stay of eviction for a possession appeal, an extension of an interim injunction granted over trespass risks, and ground rent apportionment and insurance cost recovery in an insolvency claim. It also includes Upper Tribunal decisions regarding evidence considered in respect of a service charge adjustment, and Electronic Communications Code renewal jurisdiction, the Online Procedure Rule Committee’s publication of a statement of priorities as online procedure rules 2026 are laid in Parliament, and the MHCLG’s publication of updated guidance on possession process for private rental sector and social housing tenants.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: a Privy Council decision dismissing a counterclaim for possession of a 50% interest in a property because the claim was limitation barred and there were insufficient factual findings to establish deliberate concealment, a First-tier Tribunal finding that it was just and equitable to make remediation contribution orders for costs incurred in remedying fire safety defects and the Ministry of Justice’s announcement regarding plans to publish names of claimants of money judgments on the Register of Judgments, Orders and Fines. It also includes the Master of the Rolls’ speech on AI adoption in the legal profession, the partial coming into force of the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 on 6 April 2025, the House of Lords’ second reading of the Renters’ Rights Bill and the Law Society comments on the Bill.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: High Court decisions on an interim injunction to prohibit unlawful interference concerning the HS2 railway, the receipt of monies pursuant to a settlement agreement, and wording of a reservation contained in land conveyances. It also includes publication of the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: a decision by the First-tier Tribunal to dismiss an appeal against a financial penalty imposed as a result of the appellant’s failure to belong to an approved letting agency redress scheme, the Ministry of Justice’s announcement of reductions in the Courts Funds Office’s interest rates, and publication of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s White Paper on the reformed commonhold model in England and Wales and its response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report. It also includes news analyses on the minutes of the CPR Committee meeting of 6 December 2024 and clarification of parties to electronic communications agreements on assignment, amendments made to correct errors in the Agricultural Tenancies (Requests for Landlord’s Consent or Variation of Terms) (Wales) Regulations 2025, the Housing Estates Bill, and High Court decisions concerning the amount of payment of post re-entry rent arrears payable as a condition of relief and an order for a claimant to pay consideration for accessing the defendant's land.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: Upper Tribunal decisions concerning the reinstatement of land registration references, whether charges payable by a social housing tenant were ‘service charges’ under LTA 1985, and the interpretation of the definition of ‘Estate’ and liability for heating repairs under a lease, a Court of Appeal decision concerning the interpretation of a deferred consideration clause in a development agreement, a High Court decision concerning the extension of injunctive relief against unauthorised access at a construction site. It also includes the Civil Procedure Rule Committee’s consultations on proposed Welsh language-related amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules and on the effectiveness of the extension of fixed recoverable costs, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s guidance, explaining how electrical safety standards regulations apply to landlords, tenants and local authorities, updates in respect of the Renters’ Rights Act 2025, and the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary’s updated guidance on Artificial Intelligence (AI).

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: analyses of Court of Appeal decisions dismissing an unmeritorious tenancy deposit claim and on the retrospective enforcement potential of the Building Safety Act 2022, an Upper Tribunal decision on recovering housing benefits paid to a landlord, and a further Court of Appeal decision relating to the definition of ‘stepchild’ under a Council’s tenancy succession policy.

This week's edition of Property Disputes weekly highlights includes: Court of Appeal decisions on the Party Wall etc Act 1996 and the right to manage, a High Court decision on covenants, Upper Tribunal decisions on adverse possession and dispensation from consultation under section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985, the Spring Budget, and amendments to the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill.