Right to buy service charges: structural defects unrecoverable
06 Mar 2026
Sarah Salmon and Luke Decker have had their case analysis published by LexisNexis — “Right to buy service charges: structural defects unrecoverable”.
In this publication, they analyse the Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in The Mayor and Burgesses of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Various Leaseholders of Brewster House and Malting House [2025] EWCA Civ 1591 and its practical implications. The case is a significant service charge and lease interpretation decision for housing, real estate, and local authority practitioners dealing with building safety remediation.
You can read their case analysis here (although please note it is behind a paywall).
