A wave of housing and procedural reforms is set to test the limits of tribunal capacity. In his latest Civil Way column for NLJ this week, Stephen Gold charts sweeping change as the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 begins biting
New forms, fees and tribunal powers risk clogging the system, with the Property Chamber already ‘condemned’ to heavy workloads. Fee hikes and phased implementation aim to manage ‘operational risk’, but delays loom.
Meanwhile, family procedure updates, longer enforcement notice periods and a key Court of Appeal ruling on service charges reshape practice. Leaseholders scored a major win where ‘safety’ wording failed to cover structural defects.
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