Landmark barristers review the key factors in the upcoming Jepsen & Ors v Rakusen Supreme Court case.
The judgment of this case will be handed down on Wednesday 1 March 2023.
Can a Rent Repayment Order only be made against an immediate landlord or can a superior landlord also be liable?
Tom Morris appeared for the respondent landlord in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Upper Tribunal and First-tier Tribunal.
Justin Bates and Charles Bishop made written submissions on behalf of Safer Renting, which intervened in both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
This is a critically important test case which will have significant effects on the private rented sector. It turns on whether a rent repayment order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 can be made against the superior landlord of an occupier of housing, or only the occupier’s immediate landlord. The effect of the Court of Appeal’s decision was that landlords can rely on ‘rent-to-rent’ companies to shield themselves from rent repayment orders being made against them.
Landmark barristers review the key factors in the upcoming Jepsen & Ors v Rakusen Supreme Court case.
The judgment of this case will be handed down on Wednesday 1 March 2023.
Can a Rent Repayment Order only be made against an immediate landlord or can a superior landlord also be liable?
Tom Morris appeared for the respondent landlord in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, Upper Tribunal and First-tier Tribunal.
Justin Bates and Charles Bishop made written submissions on behalf of Safer Renting, which intervened in both the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.
This is a critically important test case which will have significant effects on the private rented sector. It turns on whether a rent repayment order under the Housing and Planning Act 2016 can be made against the superior landlord of an occupier of housing, or only the occupier’s immediate landlord. The effect of the Court of Appeal’s decision was that landlords can rely on ‘rent-to-rent’ companies to shield themselves from rent repayment orders being made against them.