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A clear warning to Landlords: the Court of Appeal clarifies that right-to-buy leaseholders cannot be charged for historic structural defects
The Court of Appeal in Tower Hamlets LBC v Leaseholders of Brewster House and Malting House [2025] EWCA Civ 1591 upheld the decisions of both the First tier Tribunal and the Upper Tribunal, confirming that Tower Hamlets (the “Council”) was not entitled to recover the costs of historic structural defect works from right to buy leaseholders through the service charge.