by guildy | 23 Jul 2015 | Energy Efficiency, HHSRS, News
Liverpool council has won another case forcing a landlord to upgrade a buy to let home because the heating is considered too expensive for tenants. This is very similar to one they won in 2012. Liverpool City Council had served a notice on landlord Anwar Hadi Kassim...
by guildy | 18 Jun 2012 | Energy Efficiency, HHSRS, News, Repairing Obligations
According to Liverpool City Council, they have won a “landmark tribunal ruling” which establishes the type of heating that must be installed by a landlord if the landlord is served with a notice or order under the Housing Health and Safety Rating System...
by guildy | 18 May 2012 | HHSRS, Repairing Obligations
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council v Patel [2010] UKUT 334 (LC) This appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) was in relation to the interpretation of “imminent risk” which is a requirement of emergency remedial action or an emergency prohibition order. However,...
by guildy | 8 Nov 2010 | Electrical Safety, HHSRS, HMO's, Local Authority Duties, Repairing Obligations
Below is a summary of Housing Health and Safety Rating System appeals to both the Upper Tribunal and the Residential Property Tribunal. Please note that from 1 July 2013, all HHSRS hearings are dealt with by the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) Most significant...